Chayair Sycamore
| Sycamore | |
|---|---|
| Role | Autogyro |
| National origin | South Africa |
| Manufacturer | Chayair |
| Status | In production (2012) |
| Unit cost |
€59,500 (assembled, 2011) |
The Chayair Sycamore is a South African autogyro, designed and produced by Chayair of Musina. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
Design and development
The Sycamore features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in-tandem open or optionally enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914F engine in pusher configuration. The 160 hp (119 kW) Subaru EJ22 is optional.[1]
The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing and mounts a 9.10 m (29.9 ft) diameter Advanced Kinetics rotor. The tailplane features five vertical tail surfaces for improved directional stability. The enclosed Sycamore Mk 1 version has an empty weight of 380 kg (840 lb) and a gross weight of 590 kg (1,300 lb), giving a useful load of 210 kg (460 lb).[1]
Operational history
By December 2012 one example had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Amateur-built category.[2]
Variants
Specifications (Sycamore Mk 1)
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
- Width: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Empty weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
- Gross weight: 590 kg (1,301 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 55 litres (12 imp gal; 15 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914F four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke, turbocharged aircraft engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 9.10 m (29 ft 10 in)
- Propellers: 3-bladed Warp Drive Inc carbon fibre
Performance
- Maximum speed: 153 km/h (95 mph; 83 kn)
- Cruising speed: 128 km/h (80 mph; 69 kn)
- Endurance: 2.5 hours
- g limits: +3.5/-0.5
- Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 178. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (31 December 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ Chayair (2007). "Sycamore Mk 1". Retrieved 31 December 2012.