Hughes Model 269

General Data
First Flown:	1956	Length:	9.4 m
Lift Capability:		Height:	2.67 m
Range:	370 km	Rotor Span:	8.18 m
Top Speed:	95 kts	Empty Weight:	480 kg
Service Ceiling:	12,000 ft	Max Gross Weight:	930 kg
Engines:	1 Lycoming HIO-360 D1A four cylinder engine rated at 190 hp
Armament:	n/a
Accommodations:	1 Pilot, 3 passengers	Cargo:	unknown
Operators:	Algeria, Brazil. Columbia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden

Similar Aircraft:	Model 300
Other Features:	none


Notes
Built for the aeronautical industry based on a survey in 1955 which justified a helicopter of this type.
The original version of the 269 was a two seater. Later versions with three seats were designated the 300 (most common version).
These were used mostly for agriculture.

Jeff's Helicopter Philes