Kharkiv KhAI-24
# Kharkiv KhAI-24

The Kharkov KhAI-24 was a 1960s Soviet two-seat autogyro designed by the Kharkiv Aviation Institute.

## Design and development

The KhAI-24 was designed by students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute for an Estonian Ministry for the Energy Industry competition for a light autogyro for power cable inspection. The two-seat autogyro had an enclosed cabin and a tricycle landing gear, it was powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Walter M332 aircraft engine driving a tractor configuration two-bladed propeller. A three-bladed rotor was fitted above the cabin. A full-scale model was displayed in 1966 in Moscow and the autogyro was tested in 1967 but nothing else is known.

## Specifications

Data fromThe History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
* Max takeoff weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Walter M332 air-cooled four-cylinder inverted inline engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
* Main rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
* Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

* Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
* Minimum control speed: 40 km/h (25 mph, 22 kn)
* Service ceiling: 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
