Names and dates
Project start date | 1946 | Date of prototype completion | 1948 | Country of manufacture | Russia |
People involved
Alexander Boldyrev {Александр Болдырев} | Chief design engineer, Test pilot |
Config info
Rotorcraft type | Helicopter | Config | Single rotor | Way of counteracting main rotor torque | Counteracting torque not required |
Weights
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) | | Manufacturers empty weight (MEW) | |
Cabin and cockpit
Maximum number of people onboard | 1 |
External dimensions
Fuselage length | | Fuselage width | | Fuselage height | | Nose landing gear wheel diameter | |
Main rotor
Main rotor diameter | | Main rotor direction of rotation | Counterclockwise | Number of blades | 2 | Autodynamic hub’s flapping hinge angle | | Main rotor blade chord | |
Powerplant
Performance
Maximum horizontal flight speed (Vh) | | Best rate of climb | | Miminum rate of descend in autorotation | | Maximum flight endurance | |
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