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Adams-Wilson XH-1 "Hobbycopter"

This company was formed by Mr. T.G.Adams and Mr. Paul Wilson to market plans for a very simple single-seat helicopter named the HobbyCopter, of which they have built a prototype. This new successfully for the first time in November, 1958 and more than 100 sets of plans have since been sold to amateur constructors throughout the world. The company also supplies kits of parts for the Hobby-Copter.

ADAMS-WILSON XH-1 HOBBYCOPTER

TYPE: Single-seat home-built helicopter.

ROTOR: Two-blade main rotor of solid spruce construction. Aerofoil section NACA 0012. Chord 0.20m. Cyclic and collective pitch controlled by swash-plate. Formed aluminium two-blade tail rotor.

ROTOR DRIVE: Engine-to-gearbox by chain; gearbox-to-main rotor by direct shaft; gearbox-to-tail rotor by belt. Main rotor r.p.m. in flight 360. Tail rotor r.p.m. in flight 1,800.

FUSELAGE: Aluminium tube structure, bolted together.

LANDING GEAR: Tubular skids, with retractable ground-handling wheels.

POWER PLANT: One 40-46hp Triumph 650cc motorcycle engine. Fuel in single tank above engine with capacity of 4.5 litres for training, 11.4 litres normal. Oil capacity 3.8 litres.

ACCOMMODATION: Single fiberglass bucket seat ahead of rotor drive shaft.

Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1959-60

Adams-Wilson "Hobbycopter"

This company was the manufacturer of the Adams-Wilson XH-1 - a single-seat helicopter with an open-frame fuselage and 34hp Triumph motorcycle engine, designed by T.G.Adams and P.Wilson of Lakewood, California. The prototype, N23P first flew in November 1958, and the type was sold as a kit to amateurs as the Model 101 Hobbycopter. The subsequent Model 102 had a strengthened structure, 50hp Triumph engine and fibreglass cockpit shell.

R.Simpson "Airlife's Helicopter and Rotorcraft", 1998

Technical data for XH-1 HobbyCopter

Main rotor diameter: 6.55m, tail rotor diameter: 0.94m, fuselage length: 4.27m, width: 1.52m, height: 1.83m, weight empty, equipped: 161kg, max loaded weight: 252kg, max speed: 96km/h, max cruising speed: 72km/h, econ cruising speed: 64km/h, service ceiling: 2440m, range (training tank): 88km, max range: 193km

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Joe frost, e-mail, 18.06.2015reply

Please Email me some prints and specs

mohit, e-mail, 31.05.2015reply

I will like to get the plans pls send to my email

Ahmad Abdolahi, e-mail, 19.05.2015reply

I need the full map of the single man helicopter to made it.

nurkolim, e-mail, 06.04.2015reply

id like to give me pdf for ultralight helecopter design

phool shah, e-mail, 19.02.2015reply

Respected Sir ,
i wish to make my own single sea chopper kindly email me full maps of structure and all work thanks

joey, e-mail, 11.08.2013reply

seeing isf those selling them still have them ie jeffand larry at comcast if so leave me a note have cash and time to all others I have schema of parts and a list of parts avaiable all the peps selling plans ship them anywhere

nadeer, e-mail, 19.01.2013reply

I need to purchese so pleezz can help me am.very interesting of this how much prize to pay

steph, e-mail, 21.08.2013reply

still have it forsale?

Atif Ahmad, e-mail, 21.04.2014reply

how i make a hobbycoptar pease send me details im from kashmir India

naser, e-mail, 31.10.2014reply

hi
plz send me maps for build
tanks

sami, e-mail, 02.11.2014reply

how a get the plans ????? plz

jeff, e-mail, 14.02.2013reply

I have found one of these choppy helicopters and in process of buying it this one has a Kawasaki motor on it but it is a mid 60's is there any thing that I should look for thanks Jeff Petersburg wv

jeff, e-mail, 14.02.2013reply

I have found one of these choppy helicopters and in process of buying it this one has a Kawasaki motor on it but it is a mid 60's is there any thing that I should look for thanks Jeff Petersburg wv

aso, e-mail, 13.09.2010reply

how to attach the main shaft to the engine, please explain

sunil kumar, e-mail, 18.09.2010reply

sir, please tell me diagram and method for make a helicopter by old motorbike engine

Ellery, e-mail, 07.10.2010reply

Where can i get plans and kit, also how much is kit

VISWAS VISWAM, e-mail, 23.10.2010reply

Respected sir I am a aeronautical stuident from INDIA and iam very fond of single seater helicopter. So please help me to construct a single seater helicopter and also suggest its parts too. thank you

bill o, e-mail, 28.02.2011reply

hi i was wondering if the xh1 kit is still avibale or a simular kit thank you bill o

ali, e-mail, 21.03.2011reply

s it possible to you that send me plan of this helicopter?
many thanks.

kham, e-mail, 24.03.2011reply

สวัสดีครับ
send me plan of this helicopter pleas
many thanks

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