Baumgartl PB-60

The Baumgärtl PB-60 was a 1940s experimental single-seat rotor kite designed and built by Austrian designer Paul Baumgartl for the Brazilian Air Ministry.^[1] The PB-60 was unpowered and had to be towed to become airborne and fly.^[1] It had a fixed tricycle landing gear with a simple unpowered two-blade rotor.^[1]

PB-60
Role	Experimental single-seat rotor kite
National origin	Brazil
Manufacturer	Fábrica do Galeão
Designer	Paul Baumgärtl
First flight	1948

Specifications

Data from ^[1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Empty weight: 45 kg (99 lb)
• Main rotor diameter: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)

See also

Related lists

• Baumgartl PB-63
• Baumgartl PB-64
• I.P.D BF-1 Beija-Flor
• List of rotorcraft