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The gyroplane was designed to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built rules. It features a single main rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, tricycle landing gear , and a twin cylinder, two-stroke , liquid-cooled, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration .
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).
In 2015, an M-16 was used for a record attempt in USA. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In May 2016, American pilot Paul Salmon flew an M-22 to set a new Fédération Aéronautique Internationale distance record for gyroplanes in the 500 to 1,000 kg (1,102 to 2,205 lb) class of 770 nmi (1,426 km) in 10 hours and 37 minutes, during a nonstop flight from Cape ...
B-8HD Super Gyro-Copter - development of Super Bug first flown in 1979 with hydraulic drive to pre-rotate rotor rather than separate engine B-8V - B-8 powered by a Volkswagen air-cooled engine B-8W Hydro-Glider - float-equipped B-8 intended to be towed behind a boat [ 4 ]
Taggart Gyro Bee Plans-built version introduced in 1990. [1] Star Bee Light Kit-built version of the GyroBee, produced by Star Bee Gyros. Mounts a 23 ft (7.0 m) Sport Copter rotor, Ivoprop propeller and a 45 hp (34 kW) Zanzottera MZ 201. [1] [2] Star Bee Total Bee Kit-built version of the GyroBee, produced by Star Bee Gyros.
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Standard equipment fitted includes a hydraulic pre-rotator and dual controls. The propeller used is a four bladed Powerfin composite, ground adjustable type with a 68 in (1.73 m) diameter. The aircraft has an empty weight of 675 lb (306 kg) and a gross weight of 1,210 lb (549 kg), giving a useful load of 535 lb (243 kg).
Carter Aviation Technologies (also known as CarterCopters) is a privately held [2] aviation research and development company based in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States.. The main focus of the company is developing new technology and then licensing it to other manufacturers for use on production aircraft. [3]