Bölkow Bo 102

The Bölkow Bo 102 Helitrainer was an unusual ground-based helicopter training aid that was developed and built by Bölkow of Germany in the late-1950s. Designed to be mounted on a swivelling captive rig the Bo 102 allowed trainee pilots to practise procedures such as engine starting rotor engagement and manipulation of the flight controls. Many of the Bo 102's components including the single-bladed fibre-glass main rotor were used in the company's next design the Bo 103.

3) Bölkow Bo 102 Heli-Trainer - Hubschrauber-Trainer, der in geringen Stückzahlen an die Bundeswehr geliefert wurde. Die Maschine war an einem Gestell am Boden verankert, also nicht flugtüchtig.1
Die Bölkow Bo 102 war ein stationärer Hubschraubertrainer des bundesdeutschen Herstellers Bölkow Entwicklungen GmbH. Bei der Bo 102 wurde zum ersten Mal bei einem Hubschrauber ein GFK-Rotorblatt verwendet, das für längere Standzeiten vorgesehen war.2

Made by Bölkow.

The Bölkow Bo 102 Helitrainer was an unusual ground-based helicopter training aid that was developed and built by Bölkow of Germany in the late-1950s.3
Eng 1 Type
ILO
3-cylinder
two-stroke
Lists
*List of helicopters
Gross Weight Lb
1697
Number Built
18
Crew
One
Rot Area Sqm
35
Gross Weight Kg
700
Rot Number
1
Manufacturer
Bölkow
Rot Dia Ft
21
First Flight
Not flown
Met Or Eng
met
Rot Area Sqft
374
Rot Dia In
8
Eng 1 Hp
40
Eng 1 Number
1
Related
*Bölkow Bo 103
Rot Dia M
7
Category
Bölkow aircraft
Flight training
Monocopters

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