Pawnee Chief
Pawnee Aviation · United States · first flew 2005 · helicopter
The Pawnee Chief is an American kit-built helicopter produced by Pawnee Aviation, first flown in December 2005. It is powered by a Chevrolet V-8 automotive racing engine.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, rotary |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 9.83 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single two-bladed carbon-fibre main rotor about 9.1 m across
- Enclosed cockpit seating two or three side by side
- Skid landing gear and a two-bladed tail rotor
A single-rotor helicopter with an enclosed cockpit, welded steel-tube fuselage, skids and a 306 hp V-8 engine.
Specifications
- The Pawnee Chief has a length of 9.83 m (32 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.14 m (30 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It was designed to the US Experimental amateur-built rules and had a long development period before kits were offered. The company seems to have gone out of business in late 2008.
Variants
The Chief was developed from the Pawnee Warrior.
Where you'll see it
At least three were built, and by April 2015 two were registered in the United States.
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