Raven Explorer II
| Role | Autogyro |
|---|---|
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Raven Rotorcraft |
| Status | Production completed |
| Variants | Raven Rotor-Plane |
The Raven Explorer II is an American
Introduced in the mid-1990s the Explorer II design is now out of production as the company is developing into the Raven Rotor-Plane for the light-sport aircraft category.[1][2]
Design and development
The aircraft was designed to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in
The aircraft
The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 90 hp (67 kW) engine is 400 ft (122 m) and the landing roll is 50 ft (15 m).[1]
The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 100 hours.[1]
Operational history
In April 2015 no examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration and it is not clear if any were produced at all.[3]
Specifications (Explorer II)
Data from Purdy[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 15.80 ft (4.82 m)
- Empty weight: 365 lb (166 kg)
- Gross weight: 890 lb (404 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 8 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × four stroke aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
- Main rotor diameter: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
- Main rotor area: 572 sq ft (53.1 m2)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
- Disk loading: 1.5 lb/sq ft (7.3 kg/m2)
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ a b Raven Rotorcraft. "The Shape of Things to Come". Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (April 3, 2015). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved April 3, 2015.