| Cavalon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Autogyro |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | AutoGyro GmbH |
| Status | In production (2011) |
| Developed from | AutoGyro Calidus |
| Variants | AutoGyro eCavalon |
The Autogyro Cavalon is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. It was introduced at the 2011 Aero show in Friedrichshafen. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1]
The Cavalon is a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration development of the tandem-seating AutoGyro Calidus. It features a single main rotor, an enclosed cockpit with a complete aerodynamic cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 engine or turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 or 135 hp (101 kW) Rotax 915iS engine in pusher configuration. [1] [2]
The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and is a faired teardrop shape to ensure smooth airflow over the variable pitch pusher propeller. Its 8.4 m (27.6 ft) diameter rotor has a chord of 20 cm (7.9 in). The aircraft has a gross weight of 450 kg (990 lb). The design incorporates vibration dampers that greatly reduce the level of main rotor vibration transmitted to the cockpit. [1]
The design was developed into the AutoGyro eCavalon electric aircraft in 2013. [3]
By October 2019, 50 examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, all of them in the Experimental - Amateur-built category. [4]
Gendarmerie General Command of Turkey uses a total of 9 units. [5]
Data from Manufacturer and the World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 [1] [6]
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