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The Gazda Helicospeeder was an American-built single-seat single-rotor helicopter of the 1940s.
Gazda Helicospeeder | |
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The Model 100 preserved at the Owls Head Transportation Museum near Rockland, Maine in 2005 | |
Role | rotorcraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Helicopter Engineering & Construction Co |
Designer | Antoine Gazda |
First flight | 1946 |
Status | one example is preserved |
Primary user | constructor |
Produced | 1946-1947 |
Number built | 2 |
The Helicospeeder was designed by Antoine Gazda of Wakefield, Rhode Island in 1946. It was specified to carry one person and publicity releases claimed an ultimate goal of a 300 mph (483 km/h) maximum airspeed. One example of the initial version was completed.[1]
The Model 100 Helicospeeder was developed in 1947, again with a single seat. It was of all-aluminium construction and was powered by a Continental A-75 engine. One example was completed.[2]
The designer/constructor carried out test flights and a more modest actual speed of 100 mph (161 km/h) was reached. Production examples were expected to sell for 5000 US Dollars, but no firm sales were made.[3]
Antoine Gazda planned to build the Model 101, which was intended to accommodate two persons, but no record of its completion has been found.[4]
The Model 100 Helicospeeder is preserved at the Owls Head Transportation Museum, adjacent to the Knox County Regional Airport, two miles south of Rockland, Maine.[5]
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