The aircraft was the third iteration of the development of the Servotec Grasshopper, originally designed by Dipl. Ing. J. S. Shapiro

Overview

Data on design, manufacture and status

Design authority: Cierva Rotorcraft Ltd.

Primary manufacturer: Cierva Rotorcraft Ltd.

Parent type: No type defined

Aircraft status: No longer flying

Configuration

Primary flight and mechanical characteristics

VTOL type: Helicopter

Lift devices: 2 in Coaxial configuration

Crew required: 1 in Side-by-side arrangement

Landing gear: Skids

Key Characteristics

Data on key physical features

Aircraft Details

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References

References and sources used

Rotorcraft | 1964 Grasshopper III
Paul Lambermont with Anthony Pirie
Helicopters & Autogyros of the World | Second Edition |Published by Cassell, 1970 (page 132)
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