Piasecki HRP-2 (Model PD-17)

With a 10-passenger capacity, the HRP-2 is a longitudinal tandem rotor transport helicopter with a semi-monocoque body.  It was a metal-skinned version of the HRP-1, with a visually different cockpit configuration. Developed in 1948. 5 were produced for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Overview

Data on design, manufacture and status

Design authority: Piasecki Helicopter Corporation

Primary manufacturer: Piasecki Helicopter Corporation

Parent type: No type defined

Aircraft status: No longer flying

Configuration

Primary flight and mechanical characteristics

VTOL type: Helicopter

Lift devices: 2 in Tandem (Fore/aft) configuration

Crew required: 2 in Side-by-side arrangement

Landing gear: Wheels (non-retractable)

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Aircraft Details

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References

References and sources used

Helicopters from "A to Z" | Part I
Ralph P. Alex
AHS Newsletter, 1961, October, 1961 (page 12)
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