Winner B150
| Winner B150 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Helicopter |
| National origin | Belgium |
| Manufacturer | Winner SCS |
| Status | Production completed (2017) |
The Winner B150 is a Belgian helicopter that was designed and produced by Winner SBS of Dinant. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.[1]
Design and development
[edit]The B150 was designed to comply with the French CNSK rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a bubble windshield, skid landing gear and a 160 hp (119 kW) Solar T62T-32 turboshaft engine.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is made from aluminum and composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 7.67 m (25.2 ft) and a chord of 19 cm (7.5 in). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 400 kg (882 lb) and a gross weight of 700 kg (1,543 lb), giving a useful load of 300 kg (661 lb). With full fuel of 165 litres (36 imp gal; 44 US gal) the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is 157 kg (346 lb).[1]
Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, describes the design as providing "easy and fun flying".[1]
Production of the B150 was suspended due to deficiencies in the Solar T62 powerplant. The company said, "it was decided to abandon the Solar T62 turbine; this second-hand power source appeared to be obsolete, difficult to find in a proper condition and with limited performance". Instead the company redesigned the airframe to accept a 200 hp (149 kW) piston engine as the B200 and also a 250 hp (186 kW) TS100 turboshaft engine as the B250.[2]
Specifications (B150)
[edit]Data from Tacke[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Empty weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
- Gross weight: 700 kg (1,543 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 165 litres (36 imp gal; 44 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Solar T62T-32 turboshaft aircraft engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 7.67 m (25 ft 2 in)
- Main rotor area: 46 m2 (500 sq ft)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 189 km/h (117 mph, 102 kn)
- Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
- Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)
- Disk loading: 15.2 kg/m2 (3.1 lb/sq ft)