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2001

JAG 255 at Heli Expo in 2002

Jag Helicopter Group is promoter of the world's first turbine-powered, multi-bladed kit helicopter. Company manufacturing plant at Roseville covers 5,110m2 and employed 32 people in September 2002. The company has also announced that it intends to develop a four-seat version under the designation JAG 455 (four seats, five main rotor blades, five tail rotor blades) as well as a UAV version.

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TYPE: Two-seat helicopter kitbuilt.

PROGRAMME: Mockup exhibited at Sun ‘n’ Fun, April 2001 and EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, July 2001. Prototype (unflown, but later registered N255JH) shown at Heli Expo, February 2002. Not believed to have flown by end of 2003.

CURRENT VERSIONS:

  • JAG 235: Baseline version; two seats, three main rotor blades and three tail rotor blades.
  • JAG 255: Two seats, five main blades and five tail rotor blades. Otherwise generally as for JAG 235.
  • JAG 285: Two seats, eight main and five tail rotor blades. Otherwise generally as for JAG 235.

CUSTOMERS: Total 30 sold by July 2001.

COSTS: US$162,000 per kit for first 100 JAG 235s; approximately US$175,000 thereafter. JAG 255 US$184,000; JAG 285 US$223,000 (2003).

DESIGN FEATURES: Multiblade helicopter with shrouded, otherwise conventional, tail rotor. Three, four or five blades standard; six, seven or eight blade versions available to special order. Streamlined design wirh frock main landing gear mounted on large sponsons.

FLYING CONTROLS: Conventional and manual.

STRUCTURE: Composites.

LANDING GEAR: Wheeled tricycle type; fixed.

POWER PLANT: One 236kW derated Rolls-Royce 250-C18 turboshaft. Fuel capacity 265 litres.

ACCOMODATION: Two persons, side by side. Cockpit open at each side.

Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 2004-2005

Technical data for JAG 255

Main rotor diameter: 6.30m, tail rotor diameter: 0.91m, length overall, rotors turning: 7.21m, height overall: 2.44m, width overall: 2.82m, fuselage width: 2.54m, max. take-off weight: 1451kg, empty weight: 499kg, max. level speed: 233km/h, max. rate of climb: 549m/min, service ceiling: 4420m, hovering ceiling IGE: 2590m, hovering ceiling OGE: 1829m, range 642km, endurance 2h 45min

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Dustin Roberts, e-mail, 01.10.2008reply

All I can is WOW!! I really think that you guys know as much as I do about helicopters, which is NOT MUCH. I know very little practically nothing about helicopters except what I can see. I love flying in them and asking questions to learn more about them and I have to tell you that I know for a fact that I saw and have FLOWN in this helicopter just last week. The pilot’s name was Joe Rinke. A very cool guy that when I asked him for a ride he said “yeah sure, hop in!” So I did and WOW, it was awesome!!! He was teaching some people on how to do an autorotation and some other things. I’ve only been in a situation once where the pilot had to do this and he was out there just doing it left and right like it was so easy. A truly amazing thing to experience, especially if you ever had to do it in an emergency. I would definitely want to be in that bird because it always landed really smooth. Now the helicopter is apparently a government bird from what he was telling me but he said they will be making a commercial model soon due to high demand. I can’t wait until it becomes available publically. So if I were you guys I would get my facts straight before you start bashing a truly amazing helicopter. I took a picture with my cell phone if any of you have a hard time believing it. Email me and I will take time out of my day to send it and clear up all this nonsense.

Aleksei Urbesov, e-mail, 21.08.2008reply

Хочу купить такой вертолет

don hillberg, e-mail, 30.05.2008reply

The Jag I saw has a hillberg helicopter sticker on the txsm(i put it there)
Joe didnt take to the business .he was thrown out of oshkosh some time back,as for turbine power,the rotermouse was first,the jet exec was second and im the one who started kit turbine helicopters...

ceri, e-mail, 08.05.2008reply

Well as they never sold a kit, plans or completely built chopper that was ever registered on any registry on Earth. Turbine, piston or pedal powered, it most certainly is NOT the first turbine helicopter sold and built. At very best, it was just a one off model. The biggest reason is the RR /Allison c250 turbine is worth over $200,000.00U$ with extremely high upkeep cost (2500 hour overhaul cost is 79,000.00+ /-). The claimed cost of kit on top of that, would make it the price a a fully certified used turbine chopper (bell206, McDonnell /Hughes 500D) that a person can use for hire, with four seats. An R22 is 230,000U$ brand new today!!! The reality that never set in when they came to market it. If they wern't so poorly financed. They could of certified it fully and sold it commercially. They could of given the R22 one hell of a run.

eric totherow, e-mail, 22.04.2008reply

Yeah, i suppose you are right. I was having a bad day and read a few frustrating posts. However, it does say at the top of this page that it is the first turbine powered kit helicopter. I asumed that if this statement was still up on a functioning web site, that they would've been more easily reached and not so stand-offish. So, they never offered the worlds first turbine kit helicopter?

Ceri, e-mail, 19.04.2008reply

Eric, I'm not sure were you your heavily misinformed facts from but they are dead wrong!! First off the company that made the JAG was called Renke Aerospace Ltd. Jag Helicopter Group was never a company ever. Renke Aerospace is dead and defunked years ago with only 1 chopper ever registerd anywhere on Earth to date, that one hasn't flow in 6 1 /2 years. The UAV chopper currently used by US Amry and USN is called a Fire Scout and it's built by Northrop Grumman /Gulfstream Aerospace, not some crackpot that only built one helicopter ever. There is no buying this or any other JAG model as Renke Aerospace has been gone since 2002, a long time now.

Luiz Gustavo Santos, e-mail, 17.04.2008reply

I need more information on the Jag Helicópter.
Webmail, contact person...
Do you have agent in Brasil?

eric totherow, e-mail, 09.04.2008reply

Sorry for the post; It's advertised as a kit helicopter, yet when anyone tries to contact them, they give a stiffled, 'we only produce for the military, but thanks for playin', response. If any. I don't know, i just have a soft spot for defending the general aviator seeking something a little more extreme. We need a few more heavy hitting engineers from MIT and Northwestern on our side, who won't sell out. There is nothing 'cutting edge' yet in kit rotorcraft!

eric totherow, e-mail, 07.04.2008reply

Well, i have been watching this company for quite some time, and i think there is a reason it wasn't successful. It seems like they had marketing issues, among many others. A team of way too many engineers got together and designed the 'ferrari' of homebuilt helicopters, probably thinking they would tap into a nitch market. Not finding success in the consumer market, they snobishly try and hide behind the prestige of claiming a 'military' market. The US government is the only outfit selfish enough to spend millions of our tax dollars in the production of this thing. It's a UAV type design now because no one is brave enough to get in it on a regular basis. It is my opinion, but the military can keep this clunker. It seems like there are way to many moving parts for practical use. It would probably be extremely expensive to maintain. It is a great looking copter though, and I bet it sounds really cool with eight blades screaming above your head! However, there are a few other great looking multi-blade kits out there now. The Cabri G 2 helicopter is a very sharp three blade design, with a real fenestron tail rotor! It is engineered by a more reputable designer too.

Marcelo, e-mail, 03.04.2008reply

Gostaria de mais imformações deste aparelho, o helicopitero Jag JAG

MALITH, e-mail, 07.01.2008reply

THIS THE GOURGEUES HOME BUILT ULTRA LIGHT HELICOPTER I HAVE EVER SEEN .SO IF THE COPMANY ABLE TOP PRODUCE JAG FOR PUBLIC COMMMUNITY I HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO BUY THIS FOR MY DREAM COME TRUE SCIMCE CHILDHOOD MENAS BE THE FLYER WHICH DEEPLY CONCENTRATRED AS BE THE BEST OF THE BEST FLYER IN THE ALL UNVERSALS AS FOUNER OF HOW TO DO A TRUE FLYING EVER FOUND BY ME AS FUTUER SCIENTIST OF THE COPMUTER IT SCIENCE ........FOREVRER TOROUGH MY CONCEPTS ,TEHOREIES ,NEW CREATIONS, NEW DISCOVOIRES WHICH WERE THE WAY THE FUTURE

Barry John Kerr, e-mail, 06.01.2008reply

Do you have an agent in South Africa? If not would it be possible to set up an agency. Please forward contact details.

avia.russian.ee, 15.10.2007reply

Both web-addresses of the JAG company mentioned in Jane's are not functioning now. I think the JAG company went out of business so it's impossible to get any info or helicopters from them.

ROMY, e-mail, 13.10.2007reply

I really want to know more information about this helicopter do you mind to give me a answer? thanks in advance.

romy, e-mail, 12.10.2007reply

I would like to find your Company address o web site, e telefone number to ask some information and see more picture abour this helicopter

Dave bharwani, e-mail, 22.09.2007reply

i need more information on the jag helicopter

Petr, e-mail, 16.09.2007reply

I need more information on the JAG helicopte including contact person,internet site... thanks

ajesh, e-mail, 05.09.2007reply

i would like to know more about its working and its concerned website if any....

Beccherle Franco, e-mail, 05.09.2007reply

Request more information about your jaghelicopter and website .Regards Franco

marino sagripanti, e-mail, 23.08.2007reply

siamo molto interessati a promuovere la vendita in europa
possiamo organizzare dei laboratori dove i clienti possono
montare . l'elicottero sotto il nostro controllo prevvia istruzione di nostri tecnoci.dove possiamo provarlo ???esiste qualche JAG che vola in europa ????
avete filmati per vederlo iin volo ???
in attesa di avere maggiori informazioni ringrazio .mobile
+393356006947 tel+39 0733 881277 fax +39 0733 880057

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