5-Sep-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Aerobuzz is today reporting that Heli Air Design (HAD) have chosen the Mistral G200 rotary engine for their two seat turbine called Helineo. The sole prototype, which first flew on April 26th this year at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport is powered by a Solar T62 turbine derived from an APU. The Solar engine will be retained for... Read more
24-May-2012Source: AH Ink
Heli-Air Design’s Helineo ultralight helicopter completed its first flight at Metz Nancy Lorraine airport, in north-east France, on 26 April. Under the control of test-pilot Stéphane Lignier, the three-blade turbine-engined two-seater made fifteen take-offs and a series of hover-taxy manoeuvres inside ground effect. According to HAD’s Jean Fiaud, the flight demonstrated that the helicopter complies... Read more
