Fiat 7002
Fiat Aviazione · Italy · first flew 1961 · helicopter
The Fiat Model 7002 was a 1960s Italian general-purpose helicopter with a tip-jet-driven rotor, built by Fiat Aviazione. Only one was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, rotary |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × turboshaft, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Unusually shaped light-alloy fuselage on skid landing gear |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Two-blade main rotor driven by tip jets fed with compressed air
- Unusually shaped light-alloy fuselage on skid landing gear
- Simple tailboom with a tail rotor
The fuselage held two crew and up to five passengers. The rotor was driven by compressed air nozzles at the blade tips, with the air supplied by a Fiat 4700 turbo gas generator in the rear fuselage.
Specifications
- The Fiat 7002 has a length of 6.12 m (20 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12 m (39 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 170 km/h (106 mph).
- Typical crew: 1-2.
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History
In the early 1960s, under an Italian government contract, Fiat Aviazione designed this medium-capacity transport helicopter. The prototype first flew on 26 January 1961.
Variants
Only one was built, so there were no variants.
Where you'll see it
No production aircraft were built.
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