Cicaré S.A. (originally Cicaré Aeronáutica S.A. and later Cicaré Helicópteros S.A.) is an Argentine helicopter manufacturer founded by Augusto Cicaré 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 Argentine Air Force, 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-12https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cicare-Helicopteros/111713578855617?v=wall during the EAA Argentina Annual Meeting.Helicopteros Cicare – Part 2
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 ModelConfigurationEnginePower [HP]Cicaré SVH-4 Helicopter Flight TrainerRotax 912100Cicaré 7BSingle seatRotax 912 ULS100Cicaré 7TTwo tandem seatRotax 914UL115Cicaré 8Two seat side by side ULMEpapower 917Ti / Rotax 915135 / 150Cicaré 12Two seat side by sideLycoming HIO-360180
Engines Cicaré 4C2T (1973)
See also AeroDreams RACA S.A.
References
Source
External links
Company website Cicare coaxial helicopter CH-11 Brief entry/blog (also in Spanish) Cicare at Helis.com