Bölkow Bo 102

Bo 102
Bölkow Bo 102 on display at the Helicopter Museum (Weston)
Role	Helicopter flight training aid
National origin	West Germany
Manufacturer	Bölkow Entwicklungen KG
First flight	Not flown
Number built	18

The Bölkow Bo 102 Helitrainer was an unusual ground-based helicopter training aid that was developed and built by Bölkow of West Germany in the late-1950s. Designed to be mounted on a swivelling captive rig[1] the Bo 102 allowed trainee pilots to practise procedures such as engine starting, rotor engagement and manipulation of the flight controls. Many of the Bo 102's components, including the single-bladed fibre-glass main rotor were used in the company's next design, the Bo 103.

Aircraft on display

Preserved examples of the Bo 102 are on public display at the Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg, the Helicopter Museum (Weston),Classic Rotors Helicopter Museum, Ramona, California, Heli-Eastern, Yantian, China and in Rota, Spain.[2][3][4]

Specifications (Bo 102)

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Gross weight: 700 kg (1,697 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × ILO, 3-cylinder, two-stroke , 30 kW (40 hp)
• Main rotor diameter: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
• Main rotor area: 34.8 m^2 (374 sq ft)

Performance

See also

Related development

• Bölkow Bo 103

Related lists

• List of rotorcraft

References

1. Flying Magazine: 48. August 1961. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. The Helicopter Museum - Western European helicopters Archived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine helicoptermuseum.co.uk Retrieved: 5 April 2010
3. Hubscraubermuseum - Bo 102 Helitrainer Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine www.hubschraubermuseum.de Retrieved: 5 April 2010
4. www.aviationcorner.net Retrieved: 4 January 2011

External links

• Airbus early history 1920–1990