Kharkiv KhAI-24

The KhAI-24 was designed by students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute for an Estonian Ministry for the Energy Industry competition for a light autogyro for power cable inspection.^[1] The two-seat autogyro had an enclosed cabin and a tricycle landing gear, it was powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Walter M332 aircraft engine driving a tractor configuration two-bladed propeller. A three-bladed rotor was fitted above the cabin.^[1] A full-scale model was displayed in 1966 in Moscow and the autogyro was tested in 1967 but nothing else is known.^[1]

Data from ^[2]The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

General characteristics

• Crew:2
• Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
• Max takeoff weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Walter M332 air-cooled four-cylinder inverted inline engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
• Main rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
• Minimum control speed: 40 km/h (25 mph, 22 kn)
• Service ceiling: 2,200 m (7,200 ft)

Related lists

• List of rotorcraft

• Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.