title: Kharkiv KhAI-24
text: # Kharkiv KhAI-24
  
  The Kharkov KhAI-24 was a 1960s Soviet two-seat autogyro designed by the Kharkiv Aviation Institute.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The KhAI-24 was designed by students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute for an Estonian Ministry for the Energy Industry competition for a light autogyro for power cable inspection. The two-seat autogyro had an enclosed cabin and a tricycle landing gear, it was powered by a 115 hp (86 kW) Walter M332 aircraft engine driving a tractor configuration two-bladed propeller. A three-bladed rotor was fitted above the cabin. A full-scale model was displayed in 1966 in Moscow and the autogyro was tested in 1967 but nothing else is known.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data fromThe History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
  * Max takeoff weight: 800 kg (1,764 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Walter M332 air-cooled four-cylinder inverted inline engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
  * Main rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
  * Minimum control speed: 40 km/h (25 mph, 22 kn)
  * Service ceiling: 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
  