The Canadian Home Rotors Safari is a kit helicopter, produced by CHR International of Marianna, Florida, and formerly produced by Safari Helicopter (formerly known as Canadian Home Rotors) of Ear Falls, Ontario. [1] [2] [3] The design is reminiscent of a small-scale Bell 47 helicopter. Canadian Home Rotors (CHR) then took the Commuter II design and developed it further into a helicopter called the Baby Bell. The model was brought to the market at 1992 in Oshkosh. After Bell Helicopters objected to the name, it was changed to Safari in 1999. The Safari is a Bell 47 look-a-like, and also uses its certified bubble canopy.
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Manufacturer of the Safari helicopter. Specifications, FAQs, photo gallery, events and contact information. Canadian Home Rotors incorporated in 1986 and Baby Belle, further developed from the Commuter II B, introduced at EAA National Convention in Oshkosh in 1992. Baby Belle renamed Safari in 1999. CUSTOMERS: 390 registered builders by September 2000. COSTS: Standard kit without engine: US$48,500; with new Lycoming O-320-B2B engine: US$69,900. The big news in Canada is Transport Canada's full approval of the Safari so it can join the RotorWay as the only amateur-built helicopters permitted to fly over Canada. Incidentally, Transport rated the kit as 41% complete. Specifications: Length: 9.22 m (30 ft 3 in) Height: 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) Main rotor diameter: 7.72 m (25 ft 4 in) Never exceed speed: 161 km/h (100 mph) Max speed: 161 km/h (100 mph) Cruising speed: 137 km/h (85 mph) Service ceiling: 3,000 m (10,000 ft) Rate of climb: 305 m/min (1,000 ft/min) Range: 435 km (270 miles)
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A number of these helicopters are still flying through support and parts manufactured by Canadian Home Rotors Inc. Later, recognizing the need for a two place helicopter, Pop altered the design to accept a 150 HP Lycoming engine. Many of these were produced during the early seventies. Mr. Canadian Home Rotors Safari Safari 400. Ultralight helicopters. Model; Videos; Specifications Safari 400: Engine : 1 x Lycoming O-360: Capacity : 1 + 1 : Length (m) 9.22 : Height (m). Global Distribution of Safari 400: 1: Safari 400: Construction Numbers: C/N Year History ; 2116: 2007 : N252ST: Helicopters for sale Accidents Acronyms. http://www.airpictures.se This is the Safari chr helicopter, aka Baby Belle. A visit at the German dealer of this Canadian design kit helicopter. Its a down. Canadian Home Rotors Safari. Derivatives & Versions of Safari: Model Year History; Safari 400 2012: 2012 : List of Operators of Safari : Global Distribution of Safari: 2: Safari: 1: Safari 400: Construction Numbers: C/N Built as Year History ; 0307N: 1999 : VH-TKE: 0493N: VH-MPS,ZK-IRH: 2116: Safari 400: 2007 : N252ST: Helicopters for sale.
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The Canadian Home Rotors Safari is a kit helicopter, produced by CHR International of Marianna, Florida, and formerly produced by Safari Helicopter (formerly known as Canadian Home Rotors) of Ear Falls, Ontario. The design is reminiscent of a small-scale Bell 47 helicopter. 180 Military 68 Unique Aircraft Show all categories Tell a friend Love Recreational Flying? Tell a friend! Email Share It was formerly produced by Safari Helicopter (formerly known as Canadian Home Rotors) of Ear Falls, Ontario. The design is reminiscent of a small-scale Bell 47 helicopter.
What I found was the Canadian Home Rotors Safari 400 helicopter. It had a nostalgic look that paid reverence to the old Bell 47, or as we all probably know it better, the M*A*S*H helicopter. I spoke for probably too long to the owner of Safari Helicopter, Delane Baker, and she couldn't have been more supportive and informative. I took the. Indeed when first developed by Canadian Home Rotors, the aircraft was named the Baby Belle. It was later changed to Safari and subsequently in 2009 CHR International acquired the business and moved it to Florida. Testament to the design of the Safari is the number of hours commonly flown on them.
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Here is a process: Mount an accelerometer below the starter gear, pointing towards the crankshaft. Put reflector tape on one of the fan blades or clutch hub, and mount your photocell to look directly at the reflector tape. Tie the blades down and run the engine up to 2750 rpm. The Safari is powered by a Lycoming (or clone) that runs at 2750 RPM which is reduced by the transmission to 500 RPM at the main rotor. A nice feature for a helicopter in this class is a main rotor governor (a stepper motor that adjusts the throttle position to keep the main rotor speed constant.
