Винтокрылы Хафнера
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Работа же Рауля Хафнера в военное время включала в себя разработку летательного аппарата Rotachute, оснащенного поворотным крылом планера для перевозки одного человека. После буксировки самолетом на высоту около 1220 м и его отстыковки данный планер мог пилотироваться в любом направлении.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
The Mk I Rotachute had a short tapered bag of rubberised fabric carrying its tail surfaces. The bag’s shape was maintained by the airflow while the device was in flight, but the Mk I proved directionally unstable.
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Air Pictorial 1995-04 / G.Swanborough - British aircraft at war, 1939-1945 (16)
The first of the Hafner Rotachutes on tow (behind a car) showing the original configuration of the ‘inflatable’ fuselage fairing.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
A Rotachute undergoes preliminary tethered test on a Ford lorry. This is a Mark III, with a fabric-covered wooden framework tail.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Sqn Ldr Little flying Rotachute Mk III P-1. He is seen under tow.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Sqn Ldr Little flying Rotachute Mk III P-1. He is seen making a free landing.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
The Rotachute III was the penultimate development, and flew well, though its directional stability left a little to be desired. Tailplane fins remedied this.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Rotachutes P-1 and P-3, as Mark IIIs. The size of the pilot, who represented 70 per cent of the loaded weight, emphasises just how small these aircraft were. The hanging "control column“ loop, attached directly to the rotor hub, is well shown in the right-hand picture.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Rotachute Mk III P-5 displays the short sprung central skid and two mainwheels of the type. Minimal instrumentation was provided on the small “dashboard" between the pilot's legs, which carried an airspeed indicator, an altimeter, a rotor revolution counter, a stopwatch and a fore-and-aft level.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Rotachute P-5 arouses the curiosity of visitors at an open day. Few civilians would have been aware that these strange machines existed, as they seldom strayed beyond the aerodromes where they were tested.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / 1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide
Hafner Rotachute P5;
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Aeroplane Monthly 1978-05 / J.May - Trixie, Jumbo and Co
Hafner Rotachute P-6, designed as a one-man rotating-wing parachute, was one of three languishing at the AFEE in 1947.
Rotachute Mk IV P-6 displays a pitot head which appears to be fitted with small “wings”, presumably to enable it to adopt the optimum angle for accurate readings. -
Air Pictorial 1995-04 / G.Swanborough - British aircraft at war, 1939-1945 (16)
The final form of Rotachute, the Mk IV, showing the lengthened, rigid, afterbody and added endplate fins.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Views of Rotachute Mk IV P-7, showing the final variant’s distinctive endplate fins which finally cured the directional instability.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Views of Rotachute Mk IV P-7, showing the final variant’s distinctive endplate fins which finally cured the directional instability. In this view, the circular lead balance weights on the footrest crossbar are conspicuous.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Rotor tests were conducted using a rotor attached via a universal joint to a pylon on the Ford lorry. Rotor incidence could be varied.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1991-08 / P.Jarrett - Nothing ventured... (17)
Rotachute Mk III
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