Heli-Star
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Designer Mike Meger
First flight 25 March 1971
Number built 1

The Meger Heli-Star is a homebuilt helicopter developed in 1969.

Design and development

The Heli-star is a two place, three rotor helicopter with tricycle landing gear, using modified Enstrom F-28 helicopter rotor blades, gearbox and tail boom. The helicopter can be flown from either seat with dual controls. It was designed by Mike Meger, flight director of Enstrom.[1] The fuselage splits open at the windshield line, sliding forward for access. The helicopter was demonstrated with the front section slid open in flight.[2][3][4]

Specifications (Meger Heli-Star)

Data from Air Progress, Flight Global

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 29 ft (8.8 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
  • Empty weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,100 lb (953 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming HIO-360-C1A , 205 hp (153 kW)
  • Main rotor diameter: 3 × 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 78 kn (90 mph, 144 km/h)
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
  • Disk loading: 2.1 lb/sq ft (10 kg/m2)

See also

Related development

References

  1. ↑ American Aviation. Ziff-Davis Publishing. 29. 1965. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Air Progress: 51. November 1971. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Sport Aviation. 30. 1981. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Flight International: 169. 1 February 1973. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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