Draft:Aero HC-3

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Aero HC-3
Prototype HC-3
General information
TypeLight helicopter
Management and usageCzechoslovak Military Air Force
Prototypes3
History
First flightMay 16, 1960

The Aero HC-3 is a two-seater helicopter produced by the Czechoslovak company Aero Vodochody in the 1960s.[1] While 3 prototypes were built and tested, the project was canceled and the HC-3 was never put into production.[1][2]

Description

Early concept art for the HC-3

The HC-3 was similar to the HC-2 but differed in having a four-legged undercarriage[3], a [2]

Development

Three HC-3 prototypes were built (civilian registrations OK-15 through OK-17), with the first aircraft flying on May 16, 1960, but the HC-3 was never put into production.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Avia.pro Aero HC-3".
  2. ^ a b c Simpson, Rod W. (1998). Airlife's helicopters & rotorcraft: a directory of world manufacturers and their aircraft. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 978-1-85310-968-3.
  3. ^ "HC-3". vrtulnik.cz. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

Category:1960s Czechoslovak civil aircraft Category:Czech and Czechoslovak civil utility aircraft Category:Aero Vodochody aircraft Category:Czech and Czechoslovak helicopters Category:1960s helicopters