Kharkiv KhAI-24

The Kharkov KhAI-24 was a 1960s Soviet two-seat autogyro designed by the Kharkiv Aviation Institute.

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.

[1] 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.

[1] A full-scale model was displayed in 1966 in Moscow and the autogyro was tested in 1967 but nothing else is known.

[1] Data from [2]The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918General characteristics Performance