Names and dates
First flight date and time | 1948 | Country of manufacture | Russia |
People involved
Fedor Kurochkin {Фёдор Курочкин} | Constructor, Test pilot |
Config info
Rotorcraft type | Gyroglider | Config | Single rotor |
Weights
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) | | Manufacturers empty weight (MEW) | |
Cabin and cockpit
Maximum number of people onboard | 1 |
Control system
Max forward tilt of main rotor axis | | Max rearward tilt of main rotor axis | | Max left tilt of main rotor axis | | Max right tilt of main rotor axis | |
Main rotor
Main rotor type | Fully articulated | Cyclic control | Tilting rotor shaft | Main rotor diameter | | Main rotor direction of rotation | Counterclockwise | Prerotation | Yes | Prerotation type | Drum and rope | Main rotor angular speed | | Number of blades | 3 | Preset blade incidence angle | | Main rotor blade chord | |
Performance
Maximum towed speed | | Miminum rate of descend in autorotation | |
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