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| Manufacturer |
Helowerks
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| Type |
HX-2 WASP
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| Introduced |
1/1/2020
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| In production? |
No
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| Units produced |
0
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| Price US $ |
81,000.00
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| Overall Length |
0 ft
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| Length |
19 ft
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| Height |
7.8 ft
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| Width |
4.1 ft
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| Description |
The story of the WASP HX-2 starts with the development of the HX-1 prototype. This machine received its FAA flight approval on 1 March 2006 in the experimental category, and was first revealed to the public (static and hover only) in April 2006 during Florida’s Sun 'n' Fun in Lakeland Fly-in. However, in May of that year, the HX-1 crashed during a test flight with the Helowerks owner, Tony Pena, at the controls. The cause of the accident was a pilot initiated engine shut down, with Pena erroneously toggling the fuel solenoids off.
This accident was the trigger for the further development of the HX-1 into the HX-2 version, with much more emphasis on safety, with crash resistant seats and landing gear to the fore.
The WASP HX-2 uses composites extensively and is turbine powered. It was registered on 19 August 2009 as the N690HX.
At this point (2012), no units have been sold and Helowerks is looking for investors.
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| Design features |
- Turbine powered
- Carbon fibre rotor blades
- Shaft driven tailrotor
- Energy absorbing seats
- Carbon fiber fuselage
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The story of the WASP HX-2 starts with the development of the HX-1 prototype. This machine received its FAA flight approval on 1 March 2006 in the experimental category, and was first revealed to the public (static and hover only) in April 2006 during Florida’s Sun 'n' Fun in Lakeland Fly-in. However, in May of that year, the HX-1 crashed during a test flight with the Helowerks owner, Tony Pena, at the controls. The cause of the accident was a pilot initiated engine shut down, with Pena erroneously toggling the fuel solenoids off.
This accident was the trigger for the further development of the HX-1 into the HX-2 version, with much more emphasis on safety, with crash resistant seats and landing gear to the fore.
The WASP HX-2 uses composites extensively and is turbine powered. It was registered on 19 August 2009 as the N690HX.
At this point (2012), no units have been sold and Helowerks is looking for investors.
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Design features:
- Turbine powered
- Carbon fibre rotor blades
- Shaft driven tailrotor
- Energy absorbing seats
- Carbon fiber fuselage
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| Persons |
2
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| Max. Range |
123 mi
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| Cruise Speed |
81 mph
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| Max. Speed |
108 mph
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| Max. rate of Climb |
0 ft/min
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| HOGE ceiling |
4000 ft
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| Service Ceiling |
10000 ft
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| Gross Weight |
1250 lb
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| Empty Weigt |
675 lb
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| Useful Load |
575 lb
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| Fuel Capacity |
20 gallons
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| Number of Engines |
1
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| Engine Type |
Turbine
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| Engine Code |
Modified AirResearch JFS-100-13A
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| Horse Power |
100
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| Rotorhead |
Teetering
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| Number of rotorblades |
2
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| Rotor Diameter |
23 ft
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| Number of tail rotorblades |
4
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| Tailrotor Diameter |
2.6 ft
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