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Piasecki VZ-8P Air Jeep flying platform
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 No: 15257   Contributor: Peter Langsdale   Year: 2006   Manufacturer: Piasecki   Country: USA
Piasecki VZ-8P Air Jeep flying platform

VTOL research craft photographed on 10 September 2006 at the US Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis, Virginia.
Length: 7.95 m, Rotor Diameter: 2.26 m, Width: 2.87 m, Height: 2.01 m.
All-Up Weight: 1,065 kg, Tare weight: 838 kg.
Engine: Turboméca Artouste II B turboshaft engine (425 shp) X 1; Lycoming O-360-A2A piston engine (180 shp) X 2; AiResearch TPE331-6 turbine (550 shp X 1).
Max. speed: 104 Km/h, Cruising speed: 80Km/h, Service ceiling: 914m. Range: 40 Km, Crew: 2.
Picture added on 25 January 2012 at 08:19
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US Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis, Virginia
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