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词条 CHI KC 518 Adventourer
释义

  1. Design

  2. Variants

  3. Specifications (KC 518 Adventourer)

  4. Test Flight Crashes

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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The Composite Helicopters International KC 518 Adventourer is a composite fuselage, 5-6 place turbine kit helicopter.[1]

Design

The KC 518 is a composite fuselage helicopter kit for amateur construction. The airframe uses a carbon fiber and kevlar composite fuselage with a shrouded tail rotor. An auxiliary fuel system can be installed.[2]

Variants

Other versions with the same fuselage are KC630 with Rolls-Royce RR300 engine in 2017 (priced at US$970,000), KC640 with the RR250 in 2018, and KC650 with the Honeywell LTS101, expected to be certified by 2019.[3] The rights to the KC630 were acquired by Innova Helicopters in 2017.[4]

Specifications (KC 518 Adventourer)

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Test Flight Crashes

At about 11:15am on 7 May 2013, while on a test flight Pilot Peter Maloney and his female passenger were rescued uninjured after ditching in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.[5]

At about 9:30am on 8 November 2014, while on a test flight Pilot Peter Maloney and his co-pilot, Norbert Idelon were uninjured after a heavy landing near Silverdale, Auckland due to suspected mechanical problems.[6][7]

See also

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References

1. ^{{cite web|title=KC 518 Adventourer|url=http://chweb.businesscatalyst.com/|accessdate=23 August 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Kitplanes|url=http://kitplanes2.com/blog/2011/07/the-adventourer-kit-heli-from-composite-helicopter-debuts-at-airventure/|accessdate=23 August 2012}}
3. ^{{cite news |first=Elan |last=Head |url=http://www.verticalmag.com/digital_issue/2015/v14i2/files/45.html |title=Going for certification |page=41 |work=Vertical Magazine |date=April 2015 |accessdate=11 April 2015 |deadurl=no}}
4. ^{{cite web|url= https://quillorcapture.com/2017/02/23/is-this-the-end-of-the-new-zealand-helo-dream/ |title=Is this the end of the New Zealand helo dream?|publisher= |date=23 February 2017|accessdate=25 February 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Rescued helicopter pilot feeling 'really good' after crash|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/rescued-helicopter-pilot-feeling-really-good-after-crash-5430502|publisher=TVNZ}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Lucky pilot survives his second crash|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11355587|publisher=NZHerald}}
7. ^Composite Helicopters releases accident video, investigation findings [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115153215/http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/CompositeHelicoptersreleasesaccidentvideoinvestigationfindin archive]

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKOHHqReIU Youtube Interview]
  • Composite Helicopters International Ltd Website

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