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The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949. Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. The design featured four leading edge slats that deployed automatically, and large trailing edge flaps. The engine was the 295 hp Lycoming GO-480, which had a gearbox that lowered the output RPM and allowed for the use of a large three-bladed propeller to further improve takeoff performance. Couriers were famous for their takeoffs, which often took only a few plane lengths and then climbed at very high angles. During airshow demonstrations, it was common for the aircraft to actually take off across a 100 - 200 foot wide runway. The geared engine, however, required constant maintenan

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  • Helio Courier bezeichnet eine Familie von STOL-Leichtflugzeugen des US-amerikanischen Herstellers Helio Aircraft, die ab 1948 entwickelt und außer bei Privatfliegern vor allem in Special Operations Einheiten militärisch eingesetzt wurden. (de)
  • The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949. Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. The design featured four leading edge slats that deployed automatically, and large trailing edge flaps. The engine was the 295 hp Lycoming GO-480, which had a gearbox that lowered the output RPM and allowed for the use of a large three-bladed propeller to further improve takeoff performance. Couriers were famous for their takeoffs, which often took only a few plane lengths and then climbed at very high angles. During airshow demonstrations, it was common for the aircraft to actually take off across a 100 - 200 foot wide runway. The geared engine, however, required constant maintenance and was a major downside to the design. During the early 1980s, new owners (Helio Aircraft Ltd.) made an attempt to build new aircraft with direct-drive Lycoming engines, to replace troublesome and expensive geared engines. In a further effort to reduce weight, a new composite landing gear was featured. The new models also featured modest winglets. Two models were produced, the H-800 and H-700. A total of 18 aircraft were built. The rights to the Helio Stallion and Helio Courier were acquired by Helio Aircraft of Prescott, Arizona. (en)
  • El Helio Courier es un avión utilitario C/STOL estadounidense diseñado en 1949. Se fabricaron alrededor de 500 de estos aviones en Pittsburg (Kansas), de 1954 a 1974, por la . El diseño presentaba cuatro slats de borde de ataque que se desplegaban automáticamente, y grandes flaps de borde de fuga. El motor era el de 295 hp, que tenía una caja reductora que reducía las RPM de salida y permitía el uso de una gran hélice tripala que mejoraba las prestaciones al despegue. Los Courier fueron famosos por sus despegues, que a menudo les tomaban unas pocas longitudes del avión y luego trepaban en ángulos muy elevados. Sin embargo, el motor requería mantenimiento constante y fue un gran inconveniente del diseño. A principios de los años 80, los nuevos propietarios (Helio Aircraft Ltd.) intentaron construir un nuevo avión con motores Lycoming de transmisión directa, para reemplazar los problemáticos y caros motores con caja reductora. En un esfuerzo por reducir el peso, se presentó un nuevo tren de aterrizaje de materiales compuestos. Se produjeron dos modelos, el H-800 y el H-700. Se construyeron un total de 18 aviones. Los derechos del Helio Stallion y del Helio Courier fueron adquiridos por Helio Aircraft de Prescott (Arizona), que pretendía volver a producirlo.​ (es)
  • Lo Helio Courier è un aereo da trasporto leggero con ala alta a sbalzo e capacità C/STOL progettato nel 1949. Furono costruiti circa 500 esemplari di questo aereo a Pittsburgh, Kansas tra il 1954 e il 1974 dalla Helio Aircraft Company. Durante i primi anni ottanta, i nuovi proprietari (Helio Aircraft Ltd.) hanno fatto un tentativo di costruzione di nuovi aeromobili con motori Lycoming con elica ad azionamento diretto, per sostituire i motori con riduttore di giri meccanico, problematici e costosi. In un ulteriore sforzo, per ridurre il peso, venne aggiunto un nuovo carrello di atterraggio. Nei nuovi modelli erano presenti anche delle piccole winglets. Furono prodotti due modelli H-800 e H-700 e furono costruiti in totale di 18 velivoli. I diritti di Helio Stallion e Helio Courier furono poi acquisiti da Helio Aircraft di Prescott, in Arizona. L'Helio Courier offre capacità operative simili all', ma in una configurazione più economica. Si tratta di un aereo da trasporto leggero con 6 posti che dispone di un motore a pistoni con potenze che variano da 300 hp a 400 hp. Esso è progettato per avere una velocità minima di 26 nodi (48 km/h) e una velocità di crociera stimata di 147 nodi (272 km/h). L’Helio Courier è in grado di decollare e atterrare in sicurezza in meno di 250 piedi (76 m). L'intera area della cabina dell'Helio Courier è una struttura tubolare in acciaio saldato ricoperto da rivestimento in alluminio. L'integrità strutturale e la resistenza agli urti raggiunta hanno contribuito a un tasso di mortalità straordinariamente basso per questa classe di velivolo in caso di impatto. L’Helio Courier ha una porta di carico che, in congiunzione con la porta pilota, praticamente apre l'intero lato della cabina principale rendendo facile il carico e lo scarico di attrezzature e/o persone. C'è anche un'altra porta sul lato destro della cabina. Le ali dell'Helio Courier sono costruite con hard point che sostengono 300 libbre (140 kg) ognuno. Gli hardpoint possono essere utilizzati per usi militari, per serbatoi ausiliari o per usi civili. (it)
  • Helio Courier är ett amerikanskt STOLflygplan framtaget för flygfältsfattiga områden. Helio Courier som konstruerats vid Helio Aircraft Corp i , Massachusetts är ett högvingat helmetallflygplan med plats för fem personer. Flygplanet har genom en kombination av spaltklaffar i bakkanten av vingen och automatiska sots på framkanten, som sträcker sig längs hela spännvidden, mycket bra STOL-egenskaper. Flygplanets hela satbilisator är rörlig ochg tjänstgör som höjdroder. Flygplanets konstruktion ger mycket bra lågfartsegenskaper, minimumfarten är endast 45 km/h. För att ge flygplanet god stabilitet vid sväng under låg fart är skevrodren kombinerade med interceptors som är belägna inne i framkanten på vingen. Vid ett stort utslag av skevrodret sticker en interceptor upp på samma sida som skevrodret gör ett utslag uppåt. Flygplanets landställ består av ett sporrhjul samt ett fast specialkonstruerat huvudställ som skall medge landningar i stark sidvind. Lycoming-motorn driver en Hartzell constant speed propeller. Flygplanets STOL-egenskaper medger att man når 15 meters höjd efter en 150 m lång startsträcka och att flygplanet klarar av att stanna från 15 meters höjd på samma sträcka. (sv)
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  • at 3400 rpm for take-off :::: at 3000 rpm, maximum continuous power (en)
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  • Operation and Maintenance Manual : Helio H-395 Super Courier (en)
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  • * Helio Rat'ler * Helio Twin Courier (en)
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  • * De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver * Cessna 180 * Cessna 185 * Dornier Do 27 * Fieseler Fi 156 * Maule M-5 * Max Holste Broussard * Murphy Moose * Scottish Aviation Pioneer * Pilatus Porter (en)
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  • Helio Courier bezeichnet eine Familie von STOL-Leichtflugzeugen des US-amerikanischen Herstellers Helio Aircraft, die ab 1948 entwickelt und außer bei Privatfliegern vor allem in Special Operations Einheiten militärisch eingesetzt wurden. (de)
  • The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949. Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. The design featured four leading edge slats that deployed automatically, and large trailing edge flaps. The engine was the 295 hp Lycoming GO-480, which had a gearbox that lowered the output RPM and allowed for the use of a large three-bladed propeller to further improve takeoff performance. Couriers were famous for their takeoffs, which often took only a few plane lengths and then climbed at very high angles. During airshow demonstrations, it was common for the aircraft to actually take off across a 100 - 200 foot wide runway. The geared engine, however, required constant maintenan (en)
  • El Helio Courier es un avión utilitario C/STOL estadounidense diseñado en 1949. Se fabricaron alrededor de 500 de estos aviones en Pittsburg (Kansas), de 1954 a 1974, por la . El diseño presentaba cuatro slats de borde de ataque que se desplegaban automáticamente, y grandes flaps de borde de fuga. El motor era el de 295 hp, que tenía una caja reductora que reducía las RPM de salida y permitía el uso de una gran hélice tripala que mejoraba las prestaciones al despegue. Los Courier fueron famosos por sus despegues, que a menudo les tomaban unas pocas longitudes del avión y luego trepaban en ángulos muy elevados. Sin embargo, el motor requería mantenimiento constante y fue un gran inconveniente del diseño. (es)
  • Lo Helio Courier è un aereo da trasporto leggero con ala alta a sbalzo e capacità C/STOL progettato nel 1949. Furono costruiti circa 500 esemplari di questo aereo a Pittsburgh, Kansas tra il 1954 e il 1974 dalla Helio Aircraft Company. L'intera area della cabina dell'Helio Courier è una struttura tubolare in acciaio saldato ricoperto da rivestimento in alluminio. L'integrità strutturale e la resistenza agli urti raggiunta hanno contribuito a un tasso di mortalità straordinariamente basso per questa classe di velivolo in caso di impatto. (it)
  • Helio Courier är ett amerikanskt STOLflygplan framtaget för flygfältsfattiga områden. Helio Courier som konstruerats vid Helio Aircraft Corp i , Massachusetts är ett högvingat helmetallflygplan med plats för fem personer. Flygplanets landställ består av ett sporrhjul samt ett fast specialkonstruerat huvudställ som skall medge landningar i stark sidvind. Lycoming-motorn driver en Hartzell constant speed propeller. Flygplanets STOL-egenskaper medger att man når 15 meters höjd efter en 150 m lång startsträcka och att flygplanet klarar av att stanna från 15 meters höjd på samma sträcka. (sv)
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  • Helio Courier (de)
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  • Helio Courier (sv)
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