I.P.D BF-1 BEIJA-FLOR

El Departamento Aeronáutico (PAR) del Instituto Brasileño de Investigaciones y Desarrollo (I.P.D.) construyó tres prototipos de un pequeño helicóptero biplaza, diseñado por el profesor Heinrich Focke. Designado I.P.D. BF-1 Beija Flor (colibrí) efectúo su primer vuelo el mes de enero de 1959 pero finamente no llego a fabricarse. Tenia un aspecto un tanto extraño debido a que el motor un Continental E225 de 225 Hp. de 6 cilindros, estaba instalado en la proa, desde donde accionaba el rotor principal tripala mediante un juego de ejes.

The BF-1 Beija Flor was designed in 1956 by Professor Focke at the Centre Tecnico de Aeronautica at the military research and overhaul centre at Sao Jose dos Campos. A two-seater, the Beija Flor had its 225hp Continental E225 engine fitted in the nose, with a short coupling to the rotor pylon which was mounted centrally in front of the crew. An open structure tubular steel tail boom carried a pair of tail surfaces and a small tail rotor. The prototype flew on 1 January 1959, and went through extended flight testing until it was damaged in an accident. It is thought that further work on the Beija Flor was then abandoned.

Characteristics Características	Information Información	Characteristics Características	Information Información
First Flight Primer Vuelo	1959	Engine Motor	1 Continental E225
Seating Capacity Plazas	1 / 1	Power Potencia	225 HP
Empty Weight Peso Vacío	Kg	Hover Ceiling O.G.E. Estacionario O.G.E	Fts
Maximum Weight Peso Máximo	Kg	Hover Ceiling I.G.E. Estacionario I.G.E	Fts
Vel. Cruise Vel. crucero	Kts	Service Ceiling Techo de Servicio	Fts
V.N.E. V.N.E	Kts	Maximum Range (Std) Alcance (Std)	NM