Engineering:Enstrom TH180

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Short description: American two-place helicopter
TH180
Enstrom TH180.jpg
Role Helicopter
Manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter Corporation
First flight 6 February 2015 [1]
Status Cancelled
Developed from Enstrom F-28F

The Enstrom TH180 is a single piston-engined two-place training helicopter manufactured by Enstrom in the United States .

Development

The TH180 has a three-bladed main rotor blades and landing gear enhanced from the standard F280 model.[2][3]

Specifications (TH180)

Data from AOPA

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Gross weight: 2,250 lb (1,021 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 40
  • Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming HIO-390 horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 210 hp (160 kW)

Performance

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. "Enstrom TH180 completes first flight". http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/EnstromTH180completesfirstflight. Retrieved 4 March 2015. 
  2. Ian J Twombly (March 2015). "Made in Michigan". AOPA Pilot: 50. 
  3. "Enstrom TH180". Rotor & Wing: 32. December 2014.