AutoGyro GmbH

AutoGyro GmbH
Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters Hildesheim, Germany
Products Autogyros
Website www.auto-gyro.com
AutoGyro Cavalons
AutoGyro Calidus

AutoGyro GmbH (English: AutoGyro Limited) is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Hildesheim. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of fully assembled, ready to fly aircraft.[1]

The company has had commercial success with their designs, which include a mast-mounted vibration dampening system. The enclosed cabin AutoGyro Cavalon and AutoGyro Calidus are noted for their very aerodynamically clean fuselage fairings. The open cockpit AutoGyro MT-03 is described as a "market leader" and is sold in the UK as the modified RotorSport UK MT-03. The AutoGyro MTOsport is a development version of the MT-03. British importer RotorSport UK also markets a modified version of the Calidus as the RotorSport UK Calidus.[1] As of 2014, they build around 300 aircraft per year.[2]

An MT-03 was flown on a world record-setting distance flight in Australia of 1,263 km (785 mi).[1]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by AutoGyro GmbH
Model name First flight Number built Type
AutoGyro MT-03 Two seat tandem open cockpit autogyro
AutoGyro MTOsport Two seat tandem open cockpit autogyro
AutoGyro Calidus Two seat tandem enclosed cockpit autogyro
AutoGyro Cavalon Two seat side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit autogyro

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 176-177. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Bertorelli, Paul (5 April 2015). "Why Autogyros Aren't an American Thing". avweb.com. Aviation Publishing Group. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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