The Auroa Helicopters Auroa is a New Zealand helicopter designed and produced by Auroa Helicopters Limited of Manaia, Taranaki, introduced in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 204. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Design and development The Auroa was designed to comply with the New Zealand and European Class 6 microlight helicopter rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a Solar T62 turbine engine.
The aircraft fuselage is made from a combination of metal tubing and composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of . The tail rotor has four blades and a protective ring. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of ( for the microlight class), giving a useful load of ( for the microlight class).
Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, describes the design as "elegant".
First flown in 2011, the three prototypes accumulated 130 flying hours by the end of that year.
Specifications (Auroa)
See also List of rotorcraft
References
External links
Animation tour of the Auroa