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The Bensen Mid-Jet (a pun on Midget jet) was a small helicopter developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the early 1950s in the hope of attracting the interest of the United States Navy. It was a single-seat open framework machine based on the B-6 rotor kite with small gasoline- or fuel oil-burning ramjets mounted as tipjets on the rotor blades. Tests carried out in 1954 showed it to be able to lift four times its own weight and cruise at 75 mph (120 km-h).

The Bensen Mid-Jet (a pun on "Midget jet") was a small helicopter developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the early 1950s in the hope of attracting the 1
The B-5 was also the model converted to the Bensen Mid-Jet which was powered by two tip mounted ramjets for military use.2

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__NOTOC__ The Bensen Mid-Jet (a pun on "Midget jet") was a small helicopter developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the early 1950s in the hope of attracting the 3
Empty Weight Lb
100
Designer
Igor Bensen
Eng 1 Type
ramjets
Cruise Speed Kmh
120
Cruise Speed Mph
75
Eng 1 Kw
15
Gross Weight Lb
500
Number Built
1
Crew
One pilot
Rot Area Sqm
16
Empty Weight Kg
45
Gross Weight Kg
227
Height In
4
Rot Number
1
Manufacturer
Bensen Aircraft
Rot Dia Ft
15
Height Ft
5
National Origin
United States
Met Or Eng
eng
Rot Area Sqft
176
Rot Dia In
Height M
2
Similar Aircraft
* Gyrodyne RON* Hiller ROE
Eng 1 Hp
equivalent to 20
Eng 1 Number
2
Category
Bensen aircraft
Ramjet-powered aircraft
United States experimental aircraft 1950-1959
United States helicopters 1950-1959
Rot Dia M
5

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