Kopter SH09
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| Type: | Light single engine multipurpose helicopter |
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2nd October 2014 |
| Number of pieces: |
3 |
SH09 is a light single-engine multi-purpose helicopter made by the Swiss manufacturer Kopter (formerly Marenco Swisshelicopter ). The SH09 is currently undergoing certification in the EU and the USA, which is expected in early 2021.
history
In 2007, the Marenco Swisshelicopter was founded from the parent company Marenco (name changed to Kopter from February 1, 2018). The aim was to develop a new type of light multi-purpose helicopter in the 2.5-ton class. At the Heli-Expo 2011, the company presented a 1: 1 model of the helicopter for the first time. The first flight was initially scheduled for spring 2012, but was later postponed to June 2013 and then to August 2014. The first prototype of the SKYe SH09, the HB-ZXA, finally took off on October 2, 2014 in Mollis for a first short test flight. The second prototype HB-ZXB completed its maiden flight on February 26, 2016. The helicopter is to be certified first by the European flight safety authority EASA and then by its US counterpart FAA . The delivery was originally scheduled for 2018, but has been postponed several times. The first customer is Air Zermatt .
The project was mainly financed by the Russian oligarch Alexander Leonidowitsch Mamut , who invested a total of $ 380 million in the development of the SH09. The driving force on the technical side was the mechanical engineer and founder of Marenco Martin Stucki until the beginning of December 2016 . Due to differences with the financier, he left the company on January 1, 2017. Andreas Löwenstein has been the managing director since then. In February 2018, the production hall in Mollis was completed. At the beginning of 2020, certification of the helicopter was expected after the turn of the year 2020/2021, after the rotor head had been fundamentally revised. In January 2020, 70 helicopters were sold and production was planned in Mollis.
At the end of January 2020, the Italian armaments company Leonardo acquired 100% of the manufacturer Kopter for a price of 185 million dollars plus earn out based on sales figures achieved; the sale of the project to Leonardo is intended to secure further financing. Kopter is to become the competence center for single-engine helicopters from Leonardo.
construction
The cell of the SKYe SH09 is largely made of fiber composite materials. Generous glazing and a pane in the floor should give the pilots an optimal view of the surroundings and the payload. The interior is accessible through sliding side doors and a split rear door. A variable seating concept should offer the user a lot of flexibility in designing the cabin. The bearingless, five-bladed main rotor has an internal control linkage. An encapsulated tail rotor takes care of the torque compensation . The two rotors are driven by a Honeywell HTS900 engine. According to the manufacturer, these measures should give the helicopter low noise emissions, high cruising speed and good hot-and-high performance .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1-2 |
| Passengers | 0-7 |
| Hull length | 10.20 m |
| Rotor diameter | 11 m |
| Empty mass | approx. 1300 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | approx. 2650 kg (2800 kg with external load ) |
| Cruising speed | 145 kts (269 km / h) |
| Range | 800 km (432 nm) |
| Engine | a Honeywell HTS900 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b verticalmag.com: Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 goes airborne for the first time. Retrieved October 3, 2014 .
- ↑ Press release of February 1, 2018: Marenco Swisshelicopter (MSH) gives its fast -growing business a new name , Kopter Group AG, accessed on February 2, 2018 (pdf)
- ↑ P2 Start of Test Flights. In: News from Marenco Swisshelicopter AG, May 2016 (PDF; 598 kB), accessed on January 1, 2018
- ↑ Tages Anzeiger: Something big is going up in the air. Retrieved July 23, 2013 .
- ↑ FlightGlobal: Marenco launches first Swiss-made helicopter. Retrieved July 23, 2013 .
- ↑ FlightGlobal: Engine delivery quickens pace to first flight for Swiss helo. Retrieved July 23, 2013 .
- ↑ Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 soon in Upper Valais ( Memento from May 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), notification from Air Zermatt
- ↑ Der Spiegel from June 17, 2013: Aviation - Hunting the Squirrel.Retrieved April 6, 2014
- ↑ a b La Tribune: "Nous sommes un peu l'iphone de l'hélicoptère" (Andreas Löwenstein, PDG de Kopter) , February 3, 2020 (French)
- ↑ Swiss helicopter pioneer resigns surprisingly , Tages-Anzeiger, December 7, 2016
- ↑ a b Kopter is sold to Leonardo , skynews, January 28, 2020
- ^ First helicopter Made in Switzerland , SRF, January 29, 2020
- ↑ tecmania.ch: Helicopters of the future. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved July 24, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Kopter: About SH09. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
- ↑ FlugRevue: Marenco Swisshelicopter presents SKYe SH09 at the Heli-Expo. Retrieved July 24, 2013 .
- ↑ heli-archive.ch: Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 - History and technical description. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 15, 2012 ; Retrieved July 23, 2013 .