Bristol Sycamore Aircraft

Sycamore 3, Weston-super-Mare

Production Details

Design Company:

The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

First Flight:

27 July 1947

171 Mk 1:

2 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

171 Mk 2:

1 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

171 Mk 3:

7 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

171 Mk 3A:

2 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

171 Mk 4:

12 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore HC 10:

1 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore HC 11:

4 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore HC 12:

4 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore HC 13:

2 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore HC 14:

65 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore 50:

3 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore 51:

7 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Sycamore 52:

50 - The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Bristol 171 Sycamore HC 14

Type:

Five seat general purpose helicopter

Rotor System:

Three blade main rotor. One three blade anti torque and steering rotor

Fuselage:

Metal front fuselage, sheet metal monocoque tail boom

Landing Gear:

Tricycle type

Power Plant:

One 550 hp Alvis Leonides

Accommodation:

Seats for pilot and copilot with bench seat for three in enclosed cabin

Rotor Diameter:

48 ft 7 in

Length:

42 ft

Height:

14 ft 7 in

Empty:

3,810 lb

All-up:

5,600 lb

Max Cruise Speed:

132 mph

Cruise Range:

330 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Sycamore HR 12:

WV783 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display

Sycamore HR 14:

XE317 - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Restoration XG502 - Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop Airfield - Display XG518 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Display XG523 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Nose XG547 - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display XJ380 - Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Montrose - Display XJ917 - Bristol Aero Collection, Kemble Airfield - Display XJ918 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford - Display XL824 - Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester - Display XL829 - Bristol Industrial Museum, Bristol - Display

Sycamore 3:

WA576 - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Display WA577 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display WT933 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Showground - Display G-ALSX - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-Super-Mare Aerodrome - Display

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