Hughes VX-9A Hot Cycle

General Data
First Flown:	1964	Length:	13.72 m
Lift Capability:		Height:	3.66 m
Range:	240 km	Rotor Span:	16.76 m
Top Speed:	222 km/h	Empty Weight:	3,856 kg
Service Ceiling:		Max Gross Weight:	11,567 kg
Engines:	2 General Electric YT64-GE-6 Gas turbines rated at 2,125 kW each
Armament:	n/a
Accommodations:	2 pilots	Cargo:	n/a
Operators:

Similar Aircraft:	none
Other Features:	Gas pressure used to drive rotors


Notes
Intended as a demonstrator for the "hot-cycle" system.
This system worked by directing the efflux of gas from the engines to cascaded canes at the tip of each blade.

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