AutoGyro Calidus
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:DMCA Template:Infobox aircraft The AutoGyro Calidus is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]
The Calidus was approved in the United Kingdom in 2010 in a modified form as the RotorSport UK Calidus.[1][2]
Design and development
The Calidus features a single main rotor; a two-seats in tandem 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 engine in pusher configuration.[1]
The aircraft's 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 an empty weight of 265 kg (584 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (990 lb), giving a useful load of 185 kg (408 lb). The design incorporates vibration dampers that greatly reduce the level of main rotor vibration transmitted to the cockpit.[1]
The design is noted for both its cruise speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and range of 800 km (500 mi). It was developed into the side-by-side configuration AutoGyro Cavalon.[1]
Operational history
By December 2012, eight examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. Most are in the Experimental - Amateur-built or Experimental - Exhibition categories. Also by December 2012, three examples had been registered with Transport Canada in the Special Certificate of Airworthiness Limited category.[3][4]
Variants
- AutoGyro Calidus
- Base model for the European and North American market.[1]
- RotorSport UK Calidus
- Modified model for the United Kingdom market, imported assembled and modified by RotorSport UK.[2]
Specifications (Calidus)
Data from Bayerl[1] and the manufacturer[5]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
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- Airfoil: NACA 8-H-12Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Fuel capacity: 86 litres (19 imp gal; 23 US gal)Template:Aircraft specs/convertTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/engTemplate:Aircraft specs/lengthTemplate:Aircraft specs/convert
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable pitch compositeTemplate:Aircraft specs/length
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See also
- Niki Lightning - autogyro
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 176. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Type: RotorSport UK Calidus" (PDF). Gyroplane Type Approval Data Sheet (TADS). United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Federal Aviation Administration (29 December 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Transport Canada (29 December 2012). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Flight and Operation Manual for Gyroplane Calidus" page 1-4. AutoGyro GmbH 2011. Accessed: December 2013.
External links
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- Official website
- Video flight report on AVweb
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