Auroa Helicopters Auroa


The Auroa Helicopters Auroa is a New Zealand helicopter designed and produced by Auroa Helicopters Limited of Manaia, Taranaki, introduced in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
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Design and development

The Auroa was designed to comply with the New Zealand and European Class 6 microlight helicopter rules. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a Solar T62 turbine engine.
The aircraft fuselage is made from a combination of metal tubing and composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of. The tail rotor has four blades and a protective ring. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of .
Reviewer Werner Pfaendler, describes the design as "elegant".
First flown in 2011, the three prototypes accumulated 130 flying hours by the end of that year.