Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Autogyros |
Website | www |
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 [update] , 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]
In 2013 the company produced the world's first electric aircraft autogyro, the eCavalon [3]
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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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 | ||
AutoGyro eCavalon | 2013 | Two seat enclosed cockpit electric-powered autogyro | |
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The RotorSport UK MT-03 is a two-seat autogyro manufactured to British Civil Airworthiness Requirements CAP643 Section T. New build-aircraft based on the AutoGyro MT-03 design are imported from Germany and completed to British regulations by RotorSport UK Limited in the United Kingdom.
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