Specifications:The Liberty 1500 is a 2 seat plus
cargo light turbine helicopter using a 26.4’ Diameter, 4 bladed
fully actuated rotor system with a 1500 lb useful load and powered by
a 318 hp turbine engine. It has an empty weight of 800 lbs,
fuel capacity of 74 gal, and fuel burn of 16 gph at 100 knot
(115 mph) cruise speed. (
Max
Range
, 3.5 hrs/.5 reserve 402 miles) Airspeed Limits VNE (Never Exceed
Speed) at sea level is 130 knots (149.6 mph) CAS. For reduction of VNE
with altitude, temperature and N1, see FAA Approved Rotorcraft Flight
Manual. Autorotation VNE at sea level is 115 knots (132 mph) CAS. Built
under Kit and Amateur Built Rules.
Sample
Mission
Characteristics
R44
Liberty
1500T
180.00
Fuel
vs
260.00
Fuel
200.00
Pilot
vs
200.00
Pilot
890.00
Aircraft EW
vs
800.00
Aircraft EW
1230.00
Cargo
vs
1240.00
Cargo
2500.00
Aircraft GW
vs
2500.00
Aircraft GW
12.20
Max lb/hp
vs
10
Max lb/hp
15.99
gph Hover Calculated @
2500 GW
vs
19.44
gph Hover Calculated @
2500 GW
12.79
gph Fwd Flight
Calculated @ 2500 GW
vs
15.55
gph Fwd Flight
Calculated @ 2500 GW
2638.87
Max Drive Continuous Torque @ 2500 GW
vs
2917.78
Max Drive Continuous Torque @ 2500 GW
3153.77
Max Torque Reserves
vs
3699.74
Max Torque Reserves
19.51%
Engine Reserve Safety
Margin @ 2500 GW
vs
26.80%
Engine Reserve Safety
Margin @ 2500 GW
17.32%
More
Max Reserve Drive
Torque over Completion
Primary Function: Advanced Multi
Purpose Trainer including, IFR, Multi-Bladed Rotor System, and 300hp Gas Turbine
Engine. Designer: Liberty Technologies Inc. Power plant: 318 horsepower Gas
Turbine engine
Fuel:
Jet A, Jet B, JP4, JP8, Kerosene Rotor span: 26.4 ft (8.04meters) Length: 28.75 ft (8.76 meters) Height: 8.75 ft (2.66 meters) Cruise Speed: 100 Knots, 115 mph,
185.2 km/hr
Useful
Load: 1500 pounds/fuel Ceiling: 15,000 feet (4572 meters) Range: 350nm, 402 miles (648
kilometers) Crew: student pilot and instructor Armament: None Date Deployed: Jan 2007 BaseUnit Cost: $200,000 plus
special options, plus OEM engine cost. Optional IFR
Lite Glass Cockpit including Remote Radios $40,000
