American Air Jet American

American
Role Homebuilt helicopter
National origin United States
Manufacturer American Air Jet
First flight 1988




The American Air Jet American is an American homebuilt tip jet helicopter designed and built by American Air Jet of Woodland Park, Colorado for amateur construction from kits.[1]

Design and development

The American is either a tandem two-seat or single seat helicopter first flown in July 1988. It has an aluminium alloy enclosed cockpit with a twin skid landing gear and non-moving tail surfaces. The American has a twin-blade single rotor made from glassfibre and no tail rotor, on the prototype a 280 hp (209 kW) Wankel rotary engine drives a centrifugal compressor that provides air to thrust jets on the tips of the blades.[1]

Specifications (Prototype)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90[1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Taylor 1989, p. 563

Bibliography

  • Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1989). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0896-9. 


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