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Director of JSC « CB Aerocopter » Polituchij I.V. acquaints Sikorskij S.I. with the helicopter
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JSC « CB Aerocopter » was founded in 1999 by Polituchij I.V., Zapishnyj A.N., and Polituchij A.I. with the purpose of creation design office for development of the light helicopter and its pilot production.
After conducting marketing research, it was decided to create a light two-seat helicopter with a piston engine and an airborne weight of 650-700 kg
The first experimental helicopter was flown on October 12, 2001. This helicopter was used for many ground and factory tests so that constructional elements could be improved and engineering processes for units and parts could be worked through. The second AK1-3 was flown in July 2003.
For ground tests the design office specialists have developed and created a special stand which can be used to model some flight configurations and experimentally determine the necessary parameters.
In designing and building the first helicopters, the task was being solved of recruiting professionals of all levels for the office. The helicopter was designed according to AP 27 Normal Category Rotary Wing Flight Suitability Norms.
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Chief designer V. Scherbak
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A large scope of theoretical and experimental research was done due to Aerocopter’s close cooperation with National Aerospace University Named after N.Y. Zhukovskiy “KAI”, the National Academy of Ukraine, and other scientific organizations. Thus, for example, rotor and anti-torque rotor blades, as well as other constructional elements, were tested for static and dynamic strength.
To ensure the reliability of the most responsible units, a close cooperation with the Progress Design Office Named after A.G. Ivchenko, the state-run enterprise PO UMZ Named after A.M. Makarov was established for producing transmission parts, propulsion reduction gear parts. |
