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Description
| Manufacturer: | American Helicopter | |
| Base model: | H-26 | |
| Designation: | XH-26 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
Specifications
| Length: | 12' 3" | 3.7 m | |
| Height: | 6' 2" | 1.8 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 300 lb | 136 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 710 lb | 321 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | American Helicopter XPJ49-AH-3 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 35 lb | 15 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 100 miles | 161 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 70 mph | 112 km/h | 60 kt |
| Max Speed: | 80 mph | 128 km/h | 69 kt |
| Ceiling: | 7,500 ft | 2,285 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
Recent comments by our visitors
| weww , OTH | e 02/28/2008 @ 23:51 [ref: 19807] |
| Robert Platt Bell Aurora, New York, NY | There is an article about the XH-26 "Jet Jeep" in the April 1954 issue of Mechanix Illustrated (pages 84-85). I have only a bad photocopy of it. You may be able to locate a better copy in the Library of Congress or other library. (also, check the American Helicopter Association in Alexandria, VA, and/or the research archives at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum).
One interesting feature noted of the "jet jeep": "Rear-mounted directional control rotor is unconventional, having a single counterbalanced blade" Single blade propellers were known in the art, and there was an interesting article on this in a recent Sport Aviation magazine. As far as I know, though, this is one of the few applications where a one-bladed prop was used. I have heard that the noise the wing-tip pulse jets made was deafening. Regards, --Bob. 06/15/2006 @ 06:25 [ref: 13522] |
| Robert F. Dorr Oakton, VA | I have a beautiful 8x10" black and white photo of XH-26 no. 50-1840 that I received from American Helicopter Co. in 1954. I'm amazed that this photo has lasted so well. I would like to hear from anyone who has knowledge of what happened to this helicopter and to the company that built it.
Robert F. Dorr Oakton, Virginia Author of "Air Force One" 11/11/2004 @ 19:15 [ref: 8608] |
| piet van cruijningen , YT | http://avia.russian.ee/vertigo/american_h-26-r.html
here is a small page about the xh-26 p.s. the State / Province option other does not work i DONT live in yukon but in the netherlands! 11/19/2001 @ 15:35 [ref: 3673] |
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