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Airmaster H2-B1 H2-B1 Role - Two-seat ultralight helicopter National origin - United Kingdom Manufacturer - Airmaster Helicopters First flight - 12 September 1972 Number built - 1 The Airmaster H2-B1 is a British two-seat ultralight helicopter built by Airmaster Helicopters of Camberley, Surrey. Development The H2-B1 was designed with the co-operation of the builders of the American Helicom helicopter. Construction of the prototype, registered G-AYNS, was started in September 1970 and it was first flown from Redhill Aerodrome on 12 September 1972. It was intended that an improved H2-B2 variant would enter production but only the prototype H2-B1 was built. Design The H2-B1 is a two-seat ultralight helicopter with a single two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor. The fuselage is a welded tubular structure skinned with aluminium and had two side-by-side configuration seats for the pilot and a passenger, it is also fitted with a skid landing gear, small wheels are fitted to allow the helicopter to be moved on the ground. The engine is a 100 hp (75 kW) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A air-cooled engine driving the main and tail rotors through a simple gearbox. Variants H2-B1 Prototype, one built. H2-B2 Proposed production variant with streamlined fuselage and a monocoque tailboom, not built. Specifications (Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74) General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 7.70 m (25 ft 3 in) Height: 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) Empty weight: 334 kg (738 lb) Gross weight: 544 kg (1,200 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled piston , 67 kW (100 hp) Main rotor diameter: 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in) Main rotor area: 104.0 m2 (1,120 sq ft) Performance Maximum speed: 153 km/h (99.5 mph, 86.5 kn) Cruise speed: 137 km/h (85 mph, 74 kn) Range: 370 km (230 mi, 200 nmi) Service ceiling: 3,050 m (10,000 ft) Rate of climb: 9.1 m/s (1,800 ft/min) |