Innovator Mosquito Air

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Mosquito Air
Role Helicopter
National origin Canada
Manufacturer
Status In production (2017)
Variants Mosquito XE

The Innovator Mosquito Air is a Canadian helicopter produced by of . The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1]

Design and development[]

The Mosquito Air was designed to comply with the United States FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, skid landing gear and a two-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke 64 hp (48 kW) Zanzottera MZ 202 engine.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together 6061-T6 aluminium tubing, with a carbon fibre tail boom and support struts. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 5.5 m (18.0 ft) and a chord of 17 cm (6.7 in). The cyclic control is routed via the centre of the rotor mast and the main rotor transmission is a poly "V" belt. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 115 kg (254 lb) and a gross weight of 240 kg (529 lb), giving a useful load of 125 kg (276 lb). With full fuel of 19 litres (4.2 imp gal; 5.0 US gal) the payload for the pilot and baggage is 111 kg (245 lb).[1]

Reviewer Werner Pfaendler describes the design as "simple, but intelligent and reliable".[1]

The Mosquito Air is the basis for the enclosed cockpit Mosquito XE.[1]

Specifications (Mosquito Air)[]

Data from Tacke[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Empty weight: 115 kg (254 lb)
  • Gross weight: 240 kg (529 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 19 litres (4.2 imp gal; 5.0 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Zanzottera MZ 202 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke aircraft engine, 48 kW (64 hp)
  • Main rotor diameter: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
  • Main rotor area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn)
  • Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
  • Disk loading: 10 kg/m2 (2.0 lb/sq ft)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

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