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Technology Innovations Drive New Concept Helicopter
by AVIC China Helicopter R&D Institute (CHRDI)
In this article, three helicopters, K800, "Blue Whale", aand a clean energy driven helicopter are mentioned.
A propeller is installed in front of unmanned high-speed K800. It utilizes "so-called "ABC" rotors to vertically takeoff and landing. The propeller is used to sustain horizontal flight. The takeoff weight is designed as 800kgw, speed is 450km/h, and length is 5.12 m.
Currently, some parts of K800 are in detailed design stage. It is estimated to have a maiden flight at 2015. In additional to being a new configuration highspeed helicopter, K800 is also used as a demonstration platform to validate new technologies and new methodologies.
"Blue Whale" is a four-tilt rotar plane. The commercial payload reaches 20 tons; cruise speed 538 km/h; range 3106km; altitude limit 8615 meter; combat range > 815 km. It is capable of near ground maneuverability and excessive flight control ability.
"Blue Whale" adopts retractable landing gears. It is capable of V/STOL. Four engines are equipped. The redundancy requests safety flight in case 2 engines fails. General purpose distributed avionics are used to provide better mission capability and anti-jam capability. Optical flight control system with multi-mode mission flight control and intelligent synthesized cockpit technology is used to alleviate pilot's loading. More complex material is used in the fuselage. And it is equipped with false prediction and health management capability. The vibration and noise level is equivalent to commercial airliner having the same size.
According to CHRDI personnel, the RD of Blue Whale already begins.
Besides, CHRDI held three competitions of "New Concept Rotar Vehicle" since 2008. A "platypus" vehicle shown in Zhuhai comes from a winner of this competition.
by AVIC China Helicopter R&D Institute (CHRDI)
In this article, three helicopters, K800, "Blue Whale", aand a clean energy driven helicopter are mentioned.
A propeller is installed in front of unmanned high-speed K800. It utilizes "so-called "ABC" rotors to vertically takeoff and landing. The propeller is used to sustain horizontal flight. The takeoff weight is designed as 800kgw, speed is 450km/h, and length is 5.12 m.
Currently, some parts of K800 are in detailed design stage. It is estimated to have a maiden flight at 2015. In additional to being a new configuration highspeed helicopter, K800 is also used as a demonstration platform to validate new technologies and new methodologies.
"Blue Whale" is a four-tilt rotar plane. The commercial payload reaches 20 tons; cruise speed 538 km/h; range 3106km; altitude limit 8615 meter; combat range > 815 km. It is capable of near ground maneuverability and excessive flight control ability.
"Blue Whale" adopts retractable landing gears. It is capable of V/STOL. Four engines are equipped. The redundancy requests safety flight in case 2 engines fails. General purpose distributed avionics are used to provide better mission capability and anti-jam capability. Optical flight control system with multi-mode mission flight control and intelligent synthesized cockpit technology is used to alleviate pilot's loading. More complex material is used in the fuselage. And it is equipped with false prediction and health management capability. The vibration and noise level is equivalent to commercial airliner having the same size.
According to CHRDI personnel, the RD of Blue Whale already begins.
Besides, CHRDI held three competitions of "New Concept Rotar Vehicle" since 2008. A "platypus" vehicle shown in Zhuhai comes from a winner of this competition.
