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The Cierva CR Twin (originally designated CR LTH.1 and also known as the Grasshopper III) was a five-seat utility helicopter that first flew in the UK in 1969. It was a joint development between Cierva Autogiro Company and Rotorcraft now a subsidiary of Cierva, based on the dynamic systems of the latter company's Grasshopper design. A new, highly streamlined pod-and-boom fuselage was married to the Grasshopper's coaxial rotor system, and the new aircraft registered ''G-AWRP'' first flew on 18 August 1969. Two further prototypes followed, ''G-AXFM'' later in 1969 and ''G-AZAU'' in 1971, this latter example fitted with 210 hp Continental IO-360-D engines in place of the Rolls-Royce Continental O-300 units of the first two machines. Financial backing could not be obtained for further development, and the project was abandoned by 1975. The first prototype is preserved at The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare. ==Variants== * CR Twin - prototypes (3 built) * CR.420 - proposed production variant with 210 hp Continental TSIO-360-A engines (not built) * CR.640 - proposed production variant with 320 hp Continental Tiara T6-320 engines (not built) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cierva CR Twin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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