American Helicopter Museum - Gyrodyne QH-50C Drone Helicopter
Bill Maloney 5/22/2008 |
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Gyrodyne QH-50C Drone Helicopter at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT | Gyrodyne QH-50C Helicopter at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY |
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Gyrodyne QH-50C Drone Helicopter at the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Museum in Fall River, MA |
Length: 12 feet 8 inches
Rotor Diameter: 20 feet 0 inches
Height: feet, inches
Crew: 0
Weight: Empty 1,150 lbs Loaded - 2,280 lbs
Max Speed: 92mph
Cruise Speed: 58 mph
Range: 32 miles
Service Ceiling: feet
Fuel Capacity: gallons
Powerplant: Boeing T5 BO 8A
Armament:
Two Mk 44 Torpedoes
First Flight : 1958
Cost: $
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