Brantly 305
| Brantly 305 | |
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| Type: | helicopter |
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| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
January 1964 |
| Commissioning: |
July 29, 1965 |
| Production time: |
From 1965 |
| Number of pieces: |
45 |
The Brantly 305 is a helicopter produced by the US company Brantly Helicopter Corporation .
history
The Brantly 305 was designed as a five-seat multi-role helicopter by Newby O. Brantly in the early 1960s . The first flight took place in January 1964, approved by the FAA on July 29, 1965, the first machine of this production series had the serial number 1000. The Brantly 305 is a stretched version of the Brantly B-2 . The original price was in 1964 with 47,740 US dollars specified.
construction
The three-blade all-metal main rotor is equipped with a compensation flap system. A two-blade tail rotor for torque compensation is driven 1: 1 by the engine. The machine has an all-metal hull that tapers towards the rear and has a force-absorbing outer skin. A six-cylinder piston engine from the manufacturer Lycoming of the IVO-540 series serves as the drive . In the interior there is a 3-seater bench at the rear and a 2-seater bench at the front. The helicopter was available with landing skids, non-retractable tripod landing gear or floats as a landing device.
Technical specifications
(Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-1977 )
| Brantly 305 | |
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| Top speed | 193 km / h (104 knots ) |
| Cruising speed | 177 km / h (96 knots) |
| Engine | 1 x Lycoming O-540 |
| Maximum range | 354 km (220 NM ) |
| Service ceiling | 3,660 meters (12,000 feet ) |
| Maximum hover altitude | |
| Amount of fuel | 163 liters |
| consumption | |
| Empty weight | 817 kilograms (1800 pounds (lb) ) |
| Max. Take-off weight | 1,315 kilograms (2,900 pounds ) |
| length | 7.44 meters (24 feet and 5 inches ) |
| height | 2.44 meters (8 feet and 1 inch) |
| Main rotor diameter | 8.7 meters (28.8 feet) |
| Width over runners | |
| Seats | 2 in front (including pilot), 3 in back |
| Base price (as of 2009) |
Comparable helicopter types
Web links
- Manufacturer's homepage
- Brantly lovers homepage
- Approval of the Brantly 305 models on the FAA homepage (PDF; 10 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Advertisement in the magazine "Flying" from July 1964