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BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) 1S Type Experimental VTOL Design Accommodation One (prone position) Engines Two Turboméca turboshafts Propulsion Contra-rotating two-blade, coaxial rotors BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) 1S BTZ Lucane (Stag beetle) Design A * SNECMA Coléoptére (Flying Beetle) C.450 Type Experimental VTOL Design Type Light Transport Type Prototype VTOL aircraft Accommodation One (prone position) Accommodation welve+ Accommodation One Engines Two Turboméca turboshafts Engines Two turboshaft : Engine Atar 101E-5V engine rated at 7,700Ib Propulsion Contra-rotating two-blade, Propulsion 'wo separate ducted fan units, each (34.2kN) static thrust coaxial rotors containing two contra-rotating three- Length 26ft 4in (8.03m) Jaded rotors Diameter 14ft 9in (4.50m) BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) II Wing area 304.6sq/ft (28.3sq/m) Type VTOL light utility aircraft BTZ Lucane (Stag Beetle) Twin-fuselage Design 2 Weight (max) 6,6131b (3,000kg) Accommodation Three (Pivoting seats) Type ransport Aircraft First Free Flight May 1959 Engines Two Turboméca turboshafts Accommodation 'wenty Note 9 flights undertaken before crash Propulsion Two contra-rotating coaxial rotors. Engines Four turboshaft One two-blade, the other three-blade Propulsion wo contra-rotating co-axial four-bladed + SNEMCA Coléoptére (Flying Beetle) AP.466 (Version E) Max speed 280mph (451km/h) rotors Type VTOL Fighter concept Range 620 miles (1,000km) Accommodation One Length 18ft 6in (5.64m) BTZ Scarabée (Scarab Beetle) Engine Atar 101 plus rocket power Diameter 19ft 94in (6.04m) Type Recon and ASW VTOL aircraft Weight 11,000 1b (4,990kg) Accommodation wo Length BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) III Engines Four Turboméca Turmo IV turboshafts (excl landing legs) —24ft Gin (7.47m) Type VTOL light utility aircraft Propulsion wo contra-rotating, co-axial two-bladed - Diameter Oft 9¥in (2.99m) Accommodation —_ Five (pivoting seats) rotors : Note Studied in 1953 but never built owing Engines Two Turboméca Marcadau Il turboshafts : Max speed 373mph (600km/h) to propulsion limitations. Alternative Propulsion Two contra-rotating three-blade coaxial Endurance Six Hours : versions of AP.466 were considered, rotors Weight 16,093 Ib (7,300kg) with various engines and cockpit layouts Max speed 400mph (644km/h) Military payload 1,100Ib (500kg) Max range 745 miles (1,200km) » SNEMCA Coléoptere (Flying Beetle) AP.503 G-7 Weight 5,291 Ib (2,400kg) BTZ Bruche (Beetle) Fighter Type VTOL Strike Fighter Length 22ft 11in (6.98m) Type Ground-Attack Fighter Accommodation One Diameter Oft 9¥in (3.29m) Accommodation One Engine Atar 101 G-32 with afterburner rated Engine Atar 101 Turbojet, with afterburning and at 9,260 Ib (41.2kN) BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) III-A ramjet mode Max speed 680mph (1,094km/h) Type tility VTOL aircraft Max speed 900mph (1,450km/h) Ceiling 49,000ft (14,935m) Accommodation Six (pivoting seats) Length 27ft Gin (8.38m) Range 186 miles (300km) Engines ‘wo Turboméca Artouste III turboshafts Diameter 8ft Gin (2.59m) Length 29ft (8.84m) Propulsion ‘wo contra-rotating three-blade coaxial Diameter 8ft Gin (2.59m) rotors Max speed 373mph (600kn/h) SNEMCA Coléoptere (Flying Beetle) AP.507E Max range 490 miles (2,400km) SNECMA Atar Volant (Flying Atar engine) C.400 P.1 Type VTOL interceptor Weight 5,732 b (2,600kg) Type Unmanned VTOL test bed : Accommodation One (prone & conventional positions) Length 6ft 5in (5.00m) Accommodation None Engines Unspecified, but with afterburning and Diameter 3ft 84in (4.18m) Engine Atar DV turbojet with 6,400 1b (28.4kN) ramjet function thrust. Tested beneath a 115ft (35.1m) | Max speed Mach3 BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) IV gantry © Ceiling 80,000ft (24,384m) Type Light Transport Aircraft First tethered flight October 1955 : Range 560 miles (900km) Accommodation — Twelve Weight 5,500 Ib (2,495kg) Weight 7,637 Ib (8,000kg) Engines One Double Mamba turboshaft © Length 36ft (10.97m) SNECMA Atar Volant (Flying Atar engine) C.400 P.2 Diameter 2ft (3.66m) BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) 7C Type Manned VTOL Flying Platform i Type Light Transport Aircraft Accommodation One (with ejector seat) » SNEMCA AP.519 Accommodation Seven Engine Atar DV turbojet Type High performance VTOL interceptor Engines ‘wo Turboméca Turmo Ill turboshafts First free test flight May 1957 Accommodation — One Propulsion ‘wo contra-rotating three-blade rotors Test Flown June 1957 at the Paris Air Show Engines wo (SNECMA license built) Weight 5,730 Ib (2,600kg) Pratt & Whitney JTF10 (TF30) BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) 20C Max speed Mach 2+ Type Light Transport aircraft SNECMA Atar Volant (Flying Atar engine) C.400 P.3 Weight 6,579 Ib (7,520kg) Accommodation Twenty in two separate fuselage units Type Manned VTOL test bed Note Intended to take off and land horizontally Engines ‘wo turboshafts coupled to ducted fan Accommodation One (Similar cockpit to later Coléoptére) or vertically, AP.519 was SNECMA’s last unit Note Tested on railway rolling stock but never lesign for a VTOL fighter. A similar Propulsion ‘wo contra-rotating three-bladed rotors flown concept was explored by Focke-Wulf BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) II Type VTOL light utility aircraft Accommodation Three (Pivoting seats) Engines Two Turboméca turboshafts Propulsion Two contra-rotating coaxial rotors. One two-blade, the other three-blade Max speed 280mph (451kn/h) Range 620 miles (1,000km) Length 18ft 6in (5.64m) Diameter 19ft 94in (6.04m) Max speed Range Length Diameter rotors rotors 373mph (600km/h) Six Hours 16,0931b (7,300kg) 1,1001b (500kg) rotors 400mph (644km/h) 745 miles (1,200km) 5,291 Ib (2,400kg) 22ft Iin (6.98m) 10ft 9¥in (3.29m) Max speed Max range Weight Length Diameter rotors 373mph (600kn/h) 1,490 miles (2,400km) 5,732b (2,600kg) 16ft Sin (5.00m) 13ft 84in (4.18m) Max speed Max range Weight Length Diameter BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) IV Type Light Transport Aircraft Accommodation Twelve Engines One Double Mamba turboshaft BTZ Hanneton (Cockchafer beetle) 7C Type Light Transport Aircraft Accommodation Seven Engines Two Turboméca Turmo III turboshafts Propulsion Two contra-rotating three-blade rotors High performance VTOL interceptor One Two (SNECMA license built) Pratt & Whitney JTF10 (TF30) Mach 2+ 16,579 1b (7,520kg) Intended to take off and land horizontally or vertically, AP.519 was SNECMA’s last design for a VTOL fighter. A similar concept was explored by Focke-Wulf Propulsion Fans and Ducts 139 BTZ & SNECMA Ducted Fan VTOL Details