Bensen B-10
B-10 Propcopter | |
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Role | Experimental VTOL aircraft Type of aircraft |
National origin | USA |
Manufacturer | Bensen Aircraft |
Designer | Igor Bensen |
First flight | 6 August 1958 |
Number built | 1 |
The Bensen B-10 Propcopter was an unconventional VTOL aircraft developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the late 1950s. The pilot sat astride a beam that had an engine mounted at either end of it, each driving a rotor to provide lift. Each of these rotors was surrounded by a system of four pivotable vanes to direct its downwash, and linked to a control stick for the pilot, this provided control of the craft. Only a single prototype (registered N56U) was built.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Powerplant: 2 × McCulloch piston engines , 72 hp (54 kW) each
- Main rotor diameter: 2 × 4 ft 0 in (1.20 m)
See also
- Williams X-Jet
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- HZ-1 Aerocycle
- VZ-1 Pawnee
- VZ-8 Airgeep
Related lists
References
- 1000aircraftphotos.com B-10 Prop-Copter VTOL aircraft
- Simpson, R. W. (1998). Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft. Ramsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 210.
- Hirschberg, Michael J. (2000). The American Helicopter. pp. 30–31.
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Bensen aircraft
- B-1
- B-2
- B-3
- B-4
- B-5
- B-6
- B-7
- B-8
- B-9
- B-10
- B-11
- B-12
- B-13
- B-16
- Bensen Mid-Jet