TL-7 Light Helicopter

BARD PAPER: VERA0501

A low-tech general purpose helicopter, capable of carrying five people plus a small amount of cargo. Military versions are available, often adding short-range HRTs, LA scopes, laser-designators and small stub-wings for gun- or rocket-pods at the expense of passangers and cargo.

The helicopter was designed with Fire Fusion & Steel with Antti Lahtinen's suggested adjustment of doubling rotor lift.

TL-7 Light Helicopter

General Data

Price: Cr 85775

Tech Level: 7

Size: Micro (120m³).

Mass: 1171 kg empty, 1533 kg fuelled, 2000 kg max takeoff.

Power: 0.25 MW gas turbine driving Lt MTR rotor assembly for 2.0 T lift and 0.2 tonnes thrust. 0.025 MW ImpIC APU (0.004 MW surplus power).

Maint: 1

Controls: Electronic

Comunications: 30 km radio (0.001 MW)

Sensor: None

Electronic Countermeasures: None

Life Support: None

Cargo: Up to 126 kg internal cargo.

Crew: 2: Pilot/Copilot in open crewstations.

Passengers: 3

Fire Control: None.

Armament: None.

Maxiumum Speed: 298 kph.

Cruising Speed: 223 kph.

NOE Speed: 40 kph.

Travel Move: 892 km.

Combat Move: 41, 6 at NOE.

Agility: 4

Fuel Consumption: 81.25 L HCD per hour.

Internal Fuel Capacity: 203.13 liters HCD

Endurance: 2.5 hours

Range: 558 km.

Design Worksheet

Mass (kg) Power (MW) Price (MCr)

Simple airframe (2T) 20.0 0.02

Electronic controls 28.0 0.01 0.01

TL-6 Flight avionics 0.1 0.01 0.05

30km radio 20.0 0.001 0.00025

0.25MW Gas turbine 500.0 0.0025

Lt MTR rotor assembly (2.0 T/lift) 80.0 0.0025

0.025MW ImpIC APU 62.5 [0.025] 0.000125

2 open crewstations 200.0 0.0004

2 crew [200.0]

3 passanger seats 60.0 0.0003

3 passangers [300.0]

HCD (2.5 hours) [203.13]

Cargo [126.0]

Totals: 1999.7 [0.004] 0.085775

	Mass (kg)	Power (MW)	Price (MCr)
Simple airframe (2T)	20.0		0.02
Electronic controls	28.0	0.01	0.01
TL-6 Flight avionics	0.1	0.01	0.05
30km radio	20.0	0.001	0.00025
0.25MW Gas turbine	500.0		0.0025
Lt MTR rotor assembly (2.0 T/lift)	80.0		0.0025
0.025MW ImpIC APU	62.5	[0.025]	0.000125
2 open crewstations	200.0		0.0004
2 crew	[200.0]
3 passanger seats	60.0		0.0003
3 passangers	[300.0]
HCD (2.5 hours)	[203.13]
Cargo	[126.0]
Totals:	1999.7	[0.004]	0.085775