Flettner Fl 265

what is it?

The Flettner Fl 265 was an experimental helicopter designed by Anton Flettner.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 12.3 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• range 300 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,000 kgmax take-off weight
• built 6made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 87 years ago, in 1939.
• 🚗Rotor of 12.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1939

number built

6

role

experimental helicopter

makers

Flettner

engines

1× Bramo Sh.14A

crew

1

length

6.2 m

rotor diameter

12.3 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

1,000 kg

top speed

140 km/h

range

300 km

ceiling

4,100 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.