CarterCopter

CarterCopter
General information
TypeExperimental compound autogyro
ManufacturerCarter Aviation Technologies
StatusCrashed 17 June 2005[1]
Number built1
History
First flight24 September 1998[2]
Developed intoCarter PAV

The CarterCopter is an experimental compound autogyro developed by Carter Aviation Technologies in the United States to demonstrate slowed rotor technology. On 17 June 2005, the CarterCopter became the first rotorcraft to achieve mu-1 (μ=1), an equal ratio of airspeed to rotor tip speed,[3] but crashed on the next flight[1] and has been inoperable since.[4] It is being replaced by the Carter Personal Air Vehicle.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ntsb2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "CarterCopter". American airplanes. www.aerofiles.com. Accessed on 5 October 2008.
  3. ^ Significance of μ-1 and the Technical Issues Involved Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Carter Aviation Technologies.
  4. ^ Carter CarterCopter CC1 (United States), Aircraft - Rotary-wing - Civil Jane's all the world's aircraft, 28 June 2007. Retrieved: 19 February 2012.