| Midnight Hawk | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Autogyro |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Gyro-Kopp-Ters |
| Designer | Bob and Arden Kopp |
| Status | In production (2015) |
The Gyro-Kopp-Ters Midnight Hawk is an American autogyro, designed by Bob and Arden Kopp and produced by their company, Gyro-Kopp-Ters of Lake City, Florida. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2]
The Midnight Hawk features a single main rotor, a single-seat open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 90 hp (67 kW) Subaru EA-82 automotive conversion engine in pusher configuration. The engine is available with a belt reduction drive or as a direct drive version. [1] [2]
The aircraft mounts a 25 ft (7.6 m) diameter Dragon Wings main rotor made by Rotor Flight Dynamics, with a chord of 7 in (17.8 cm). Standard equipment fitted includes a hydraulic pre-rotator. The propeller used is a three-bladed Powerfin composite, ground adjustable with a 5 ft (1.5 m) diameter. The aircraft has an empty weight of 510 lb (231 kg) and a gross weight of 810 lb (367 kg), giving a useful load of 300 lb (136 kg). [1] [3]
The company estimates the assembly time from the supplied kit as 60 hours. [3]
By November 2017 four examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. [4]
Data from Bayerl and Gyro-Kopp-Ters [1] [3]
General characteristics
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