VFW H-3 compound hot-cycle light helicopter prototype......

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French showing a neat model of the VFW H-3 hot-cycle compound light helicopter. This probably isn't a "project" but I don't know (I don't care either) if this design made it to flight-testing or production. I'd never heard of it which is why I've posted the article here......

The article comes from the 1st June 1967 issue of Aviation Magazine International......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[walter]

Re: VFW H-3 compound hot-cycle light helicopter......

It was built and is now in the Bueckeburg Helikopter Museum

 

[walter]

Re: VFW H-3 compound hot-cycle light helicopter......

Inf act 2 examples were built. I have to add, however, the H-03 was never flown in "compound" mode, only a a pure helicopter. The photo shows the H-3 with mock-up pusher props.

 

[Caravellarella]

Dear Boys and Girls, here is a little picture with a caption in French of the VFW H-3 hot-cycle compound light helicopter prototype. The picture was in a much larger article about general aviation trends......

The picture comes from the 15th May 1969 issue of Aviation Magazine International......

Terry (Caravellarella)

 

[Stargazer]

Two more pics of the H-3, and one that is labeled "H-5", although I'm not sure this designation was genuine. Was it a modification?

 

[Jemiba]

The photo shows the mock-up of the H-5, which should be developed as a successor
to the H-3 with twin engines.
(Photo from "Die Deutsche Luftfahrt: Hubschrauber und Tragschrauber")

 

[Stargazer]

Thanks a lot Jens!

 

[Jemiba]

Some more pictures of the H-3 from the aforementioned book and from
AirInternational 1972:

 

[Jemiba]

Maybe interesting (and somewhat bringing back this type to the "projects" section), two planned
developments into less peaceful variants, as escort (H5C) and attack/escort helicopters (H7C).
The cutout is from a FlugRevue article, that I should have in complete form, but still to dig out ... :

 

[Rafael]

Oh, yes, Jemiba, please!

 

[AeroFranz]

Good stuff, by all means, post more!

 

[richard]

Quoting JEMIBA
The cutout is from a FlugRevue article, that I should have in complete form, but still to dig out ... :

Just to avoid JEMIBA some digging , here they are :

 

[Rafael]

Thanks, Richard!
I remember seeing a side-view or 3-view of the H-5/7 tandem seats, but my FlugRevue collection is long, long gone

 

[Jemiba]

Many thanks Richard, that's what I was looking for !
It was printed on those green pages, that always marked the technicla special inside an
isseus, when the FlugRevue still was a real specialist periodical, and not just a mag !
Can you tell me, wht on the back was ? May help me to find it again .

 

[richard]

Bonjour


The scan are from " FLUG REVUE + flugwelt international 5/1969 "


From another german review ( I don't remember which , sorry )

 

[hesham]

Hi,

Here is a H-5 mock-up with H-9 variants.