The SKT Skyrider 06 is a

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, designed and produced by SKT Swiss Kopter Technology SA of

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. It was first flown in 2013 and entered series production in January 2014. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 212. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

The Skyrider development was started in December 2011. In June 2013 the company was formed to produce the aircraft and the first production examples were completed in January 2014. The design features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in

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enclosed cockpit with a windshield,

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and a four-cylinder, liquid-cooled,

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is made from

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tubing, with a

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composite cockpit and tailboom. The aircraft's composite three-bladed main rotor has a diameter of . The composite tail rotor has two blades and a diameter of . The cabin width is . The aircraft has a gross weight of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is . Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, describes it as an "elegant design".

Operational history

By January 2018 one example had been registered in

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under the Special Certificate of Airworthiness Limited category.

Specifications (Skyrider)

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.skthelicopters.ch Skyrider 2010s Swiss civil utility aircraft 2010s Swiss helicopters Aircraft first flown in 2013

Design and development

Operational history

Specifications (Skyrider)

See also

References

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