Homebuilt Helicopters

 CG 600 Helicopter from an Anhui company cg600直升机飞行

Research and development effort over the last three years has been applied to develop a simpler, lighter, more affordable, single-seat helicopter. A helicopter with a modern stylish enclosure, not just a bare frame and seat rendition but something that has some outstanding new features. Something that does not exist in the marketplace today. It’s called the LIteLiteCopter, chiefly because its empty weight will be only 85 lbs (39kg), enabling it to be in any ultralight vehicle category worldwide. In fact, it should really be called a microlight. It will sell in the marketplace for $US25,000 as a completely finished, tested product (not a kit). It will come with a modified 2-stroke air cooled gas engine as standard. Optional versions can be ‘morphed” into either a hybrid gas-electric or pure electric. The power plant mount or frame is designed for easy conversion to both. A minimum flying time (at 55mph) will be 3 hours (all gas), 2...