Cicaré S.A. (originally Cicaré Aeronáutica S.A. and later Cicaré Helicópteros S.A.) is an Argentine helicopter manufacturer founded by

Augusto Cicaré Augusto Ulderico Cicaré (25 May 1937 – 26 January 2022) was an Argentine inventor, engineer, and aviation designer. At the age of 11, still in 5th grade, he built his first four stroke engine that he used to drive a washing machine. In this ...

in Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province in the 1970s to develop aircraft of his own design. A number of prototypes were constructed, including one under contract from the

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, but no great successes were achieved until the CH-7 light sporting helicopter in the 1990s. In March 2007, the first prototype of a Cicaré CH-14, a light helicopter for the Argentine Army, was ready. On March 18, 2010, they presented the CH-7B and CH-12 during the EAA Argentina Annual Meeting. The company exports to Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Taiwan, China and Alaska.

Products

Former aircraft

* CH-1 (1961) * CH-2 (1964) * CH-3 Colibri (1976) * CH-4 (1982) * CH-5 AG (1986) * CH-6 (1987) – rights acquired by the Italian company HeliSport in 1989, which produced a new design, CH-7, based upon the CH-6. * CH-6T (1999) * CH-8 UL (1993) * CH-9 (1995) * CH-11 – Coaxial helicopter * CH-14 – (2007) One prototype built. Defense, turbine engine

Helicopter trainer

* Cicaré SVH-4 – It is a conventional helicopter design attached to a mobile ground platform, which allows the use of all flight controls including lift off to a normal hover at 3 ft AGL and hover taxiing. The platform has eight free rotating wheels which allow moves in all directions; and an air tank that has pneumatic cylinders which allow the helicopter to rise and descend adjusting the level of difficulty during learning.

Present aircraft

Engines

* Cicaré 4C2T (1973)

References

Source

External links

Company website

Brief entry/blog (also in Spanish)

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