Bristol Sycamore Aircraft
Sycamore 3, Weston-super-Mare | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
27 July 1947 |
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171 Mk 1: |
2 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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171 Mk 2: |
1 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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171 Mk 3: |
7 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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171 Mk 3A: |
2 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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171 Mk 4: |
12 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore HC 10: |
1 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore HC 11: |
4 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore HC 12: |
4 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore HC 13: |
2 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore HC 14: |
65 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore 50: |
3 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore 51: |
7 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Sycamore 52: |
50 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
Bristol 171 Sycamore HC 14 |
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Type: |
Five seat general purpose helicopter |
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Rotor System: |
Three blade main rotor. One three blade anti torque and steering rotor |
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Fuselage: |
Metal front fuselage, sheet metal monocoque tail boom |
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Landing Gear: |
Tricycle type |
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Power Plant: |
One 550 hp Alvis Leonides |
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Accommodation: |
Seats for pilot and copilot with bench seat for three in enclosed cabin |
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Dimensions | |
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Rotor Diameter: |
48 ft 7 in |
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Length: |
42 ft |
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Height: |
14 ft 7 in |
Weights | |
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Empty: |
3,810 lb |
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All-up: |
5,600 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Cruise Speed: |
132 mph |
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Cruise Range: |
330 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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Sycamore HR 12: |
WV783 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display |
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Sycamore HR 14: |
XE317 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Restoration XG502 - Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop Airfield - Display XG518 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Display XG523 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Nose XG547 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display XJ380 - Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Montrose - Display XJ917 - Bristol Aero Collection, Kemble Airfield - Display XJ918 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford - Display XL824 - Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester - Display XL829 - Bristol Industrial Museum, Bristol - Display |
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Sycamore 3: |
WA576 - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Display WA577 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display WT933 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Showground - Display G-ALSX - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display |
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