Cierva CR Twin

CR Twin
Cierva Grasshopper III on display at the Helicopter Museum (Weston).
Role Utility helicopter
Manufacturer Cierva Autogiro Company / Rotorcraft Ltd
Designer J S Shapiro
First flight 18 August 1969
Number built 3


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.

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Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

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Notes
  1. ↑ Taylor 1971, pp.186-187.
Bibliography
  • Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1971). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 978-0-354-00094-9. 
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-517-10316-6. 
  • Simpson, R. W. (1998). Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft. Ramsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-85310-968-3. 
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