RotorSchmiede proudly announces the First Flight of its single-seat, ultralight coaxial helicopter VA115. On March 22nd, 2017, the fully-instrumented VA115 prototype was able to prove its agility and precision during sunny spring weather. It was a very successful start to the extensive flight testing of the VA115 and an unforgettable day for Andrej Vlasov and Vitali Brandt, the fathers of the project.
Prior to this, the certification team of RotorSchmiede under the guidance of Dr. Hanns-Walter Schulz has planned and prepared flight tests in intensive cooperation with Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA), Oskar-Ursinus-Vereinigung (OUV) and the Deutsche Ultraleichtflugverband (DULV). The excellent cooperation resulted in the “Permit to Fly” approval by the DULV in January 2017, only a few weeks after the German Government set in place the legal requirements for the UL-helicopter class in Germany in December 2016. With the registration D-MPVA for the VA115, RotorSchmiede was the first company to obtain an official approval based on the new airworthiness requirements for ultralight helicopters.
The successful first flight is a major milestone not only for the implementation of the VA115 program, but for the entire planned helicopter portfolio of RotorSchmiede. Based on its own coaxial rotor system, RotorSchmiede has defined a family of helicopters, all taking advantage of the beneficial flying characteristics of coaxial systems: The planned VA250 will be able to carry two passengers inside a weatherproof cabin. The two UAS versions (unmanned aircraft system) of VA115 and VA250 will create new possibilities in industrial and commercial application: The unmanned VA115 agro for example will be able to spray up to 110 liter of fertilizer efficiently with the help of the rotor downwash, or the unmanned VA250 cargo hook can transport up to 350 kg of external load.
More information can be found at www.rotorschmiede.de
6 сен 2024
