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Cicare8 FCP Aircraft

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CICARE8R

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The piston engine-powered CH-8 ultralight series use the traditional "penny-farthing" layout with two-bladed main and tail rotors.

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 6.920 m (45 ft 4.8 in)
Height: 2.7 m (17 ft 8 in)
Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 480 kg (1,058 lb)Endurance: 2.5 hrs
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax EPA R917 Ti , 101 kW (135 hp)
Main rotor diameter: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)

Performance

Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
Never exceed speed: 194 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
Range: 375 km (233 mi, 202 nmi) with standard fuel load
Endurance: 2.5 hrs
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft) service; hover ceiling out of ground effect is 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Rate of climb: 7 m/s (1,400 ft/min)

The Cicaré 8R is a kit-built, two-seat, ultralight helicopter developed by Argentine rotorcraft producer Cicaré S.A. The 8R is an engine-specific variant of the base model of the helicopter, the Cicaré 8. The company based the design of the Cicaré 8 on their Cicaré 7, a kit-built light helicopter available as a single-seat model and a tandem two-seat version. The Cicaré 8 took its maiden flight in 2013 and it was introduced in 2014.

The Cicaré 8R has a fuselage comprising a steel-framed, bulbous cockpit and a strut-braced tube tail boom. The cockpit features carbon fiber composite construction, side-by-side seating, and an intuitive instrument layout. It has a high-visibility canopy and fixed skids for landing gear.

The helicopter’s main rotor system is a 2-blade, teetering, semi-rigid design with composite construction and it uses a 2-blade anti-torque tail rotor assembly. The Cicaré 8R measures 22 feet, 8 inches in length, stands 8 feet, 10 inches tall, and has a main rotor diameter of 21 feet. It is powered by a single Rotax 915 iS 4-cylinder piston engine that generates up to 141 horsepower. It has an endurance of 2 hours, 42 minutes, a service ceiling of 10,000 feet above sea level, and a climb rate of 2,000 feet per minute. It has an out-of-ground effect hover ceiling of 6,000 feet above sea level and it cruises at 92 miles per hour.