AutoGyro Cavalon
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]
| Cavalon | |
|---|---|
| Role | Autogyro |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | AutoGyro GmbH |
| Status | In production (2011) |
| Developed from | AutoGyro Calidus |
| Variants | AutoGyro eCavalon |
Design and development
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]
Operational history
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]
Specifications (Cavalon)
Data from Manufacturer and the World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12[1][5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Length: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Width: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS horizontally opposed four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Cruise speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
References
- ^ a b c d Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 176. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "AutoGyro - Gyroplane - AutoGyro Models - Cavalon". www.auto-gyro.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 188. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (3 October 2019). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". registry.faa.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ AutoGyro GmbH (2012). "Cavalon - a new era". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
External links
- Official website