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Platt-LePage XR-1
The Platt-LePage XR-1 also known by the company designation PL-3 was an early American twin-rotor helicopter built by the Platt-LePage Aircraft Company of Eddystone Pennsylvania. The winner of a United States Army Air Force design competition held in early 1940 the XR-1 was the first helicopter tested by the USAAF flying in 1941.
the Platt-LePage XR-1/XR-1A tested by the US Army in the 1940's.
Others included the German Fa 223 and the McDonnell XHJD-1
"Whirlaway".1
The Platt-LePage XR-1, meanwhile, had made its
first flight in May 1941. A Pratt & Whitney R-. 985 radial engine
provided 440 hp (328 .2
Platt-LePage XR-1In its design, the
XR-1 bore a strong resemblance to the Focke-Wulf ...3
Made by Platt-LePage Aircraft Company.
The Platt-LePage XR-1 was an early American twin-rotor helicopter built by the Platt-LePage Aircraft Company of Eddystone, Pennsylvania. They were the first helicopters tested by the United States Army Air Force.4
helicopter resembles the Army Platt-LePage XR-1, but it is much
smaller and its control principles are entirely different.
The fuselage of the craft is about 4m in length.5
Platt-LePage XR-1 and had undertaken a small-scale project of his own.
The PV-2 weighed just under 500kg and was powered by a 90hp Franklin.6
Eng 1 Type
Radial engine
Disk Loading Kg/m
20
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Program Cost
500000.0
$500
000 USD
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
4730
Number Built
2
Crew
Two
Power/mass
11
Height In
Rot Number
2
Primary user
Manufacturer
Retired
1946-06-21
First Flight
1941-05-12
Eng 1 Name
Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1
Max Speed Kmh
177
Height Ft
9
Span Ft
65
Rot Dia Ft
31
Length Ft
29
Prime Units
imp
Rot Dia In
6
Similar Aircraft
* Focke-Achgelis Fa 223* Focke-Wulf Fw 61* McDonnell XHJD Whirlaway
Eng 1 Hp
450
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
4
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