Delta D2

D2
Role Helicopter
National origin Australia
Manufacturer Delta Helicopters
Introduction 2009
Status Under development (2011)
Number built at least one prototype
Unit cost
€125,000 (projected kit price, 2011)

The Delta D2 is an Australian diesel-powered helicopter, under development by Delta Helicopters of Tanah Merah, Queensland. The aircraft was publicly introduced in 2009 and is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]

By January 2013 the Delta Helicopters website was no longer available on the internet, and development of the design by Delta had ended.[2]

Design and development

The D2 features a single three-bladed main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid-type landing gear and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, turbocharged 180 hp (134 kW) DeltaHawk DH180 diesel engine made by DeltaHawk Engines, Inc..[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing and covered in a composite fairing. Further details about the design have not been released.[1]

Specifications (D2)

Data from Bayerl[1]

General characteristics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 190. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

External links

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