Ekin Airbuggy

Airbuggy
Role	Light autogyro
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	W. H. Ekin (Engineering) Company
First flight	1 February 1973
Introduction	1975
Developed from	McCandless M-4 Gyroplane

The Ekin Airbuggy is a British single-seat autogyro designed and built by the W. H. Ekin (Engineering) Company in Northern Ireland.

Contents 1 Development 2 Specifications 3 See also 4 References 4.1 Notes 4.2 Bibliography

Development

The company was formed in 1969 to manufacturer six McCandless M-4 Gyroplanes under licence. The company improved the design to produce the Airbuggy which was first flown on 1 February 1973. A conventional single-seat autogyro with a rear-mounted 75 hp (56 kW) Volkswagen flat-four motor car engine. It had a fixed tricycle landing gear with an open cockpit in a nacelle forward of the rotor pylon. The first Airbuggy was delivered in December 1975.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
• Main rotor diameter: 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
• Height: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
• Main rotor area: 371.5 ft² (34.51 m²)
• Empty weight: 355 lb (161 kg)
• Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen flat four motor car engine, 75 hp (56 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 80 mph (128 km/h)
• Range: 140 miles (225 km)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Campbell Cricket
  

Related lists

• List of autogyro models
  

References

Notes

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