Piasecki PV-2
| PV-2 | |
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| PV-2 at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | |
| Role | Helicopter |
| Manufacturer | P-V Engineering Forum |
| Designer | Frank Piasecki |
| First flight | April 11, 1943 |
| Produced | 1943 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Piasecki PV-2 was a helicopter designed by Frank Piasecki. The PV-2 is best known for being the second successful helicopter flown in the United States. The PV-2 first flew on April 11, 1943.[1] Developed as a technology demonstrator, the PV-2 brought several new features such as the first dynamically balanced rotor blades, a rigid tail rotor with a tension-torsion pitch change system, and a full cyclic and collective rotor pitch control.[2]
The PV-2 is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Specifications
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1: 1 pilot,
Performance
References
- ^ National Aviation Hall of Fame - Frank Piasecki Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b History - single rotor helicopters: PV-2 Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piasecki PV-2.
- P-V Engineering Forum PV-2 at the National Air and Space Museum
- Popular Science August 1951, page 30 rare photo of PV-2 in flight