AutoGyro MT-03
| MT-03 | |
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| AutoGyro MT-03 | |
| Role | Autogyro |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | AutoGyro GmbH |
| Status | In production (MTOsport, 2012) |
| Variants | RotorSport UK MT-03 |
The AutoGyro MT-03 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 MT-03 was approved in the United Kingdom in 2007 in a modified form as the RotorSport UK MT-03.[2]
Design and development
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The MT-03 features a single main rotor, a two-seats in tandem open cockpit with an optional partial 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 fairing is made from composites. 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 245 kg (540 lb) and a gross weight of 450 kg (990 lb), giving a useful load of 205 kg (452 lb).[1]
The MT-03 was developed into the MTOsport and the fully enclosed AutoGyro Calidus.[1]
Operational history
The MT-03 was flown on a world record-setting distance flight in Australia of 1,263 km (785 mi).[1]
Variants
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- AutoGyro MT-03
- Base model for the European and North American market. No longer in production.[1]
- RotorSport UK MT-03
- Modified model for the United Kingdom market, imported assembled and modified by RotorSport UK.[2]
- AutoGyro MTOsport
- Improved model for the European and North American market. This model offers a choice of three different rotor systems, two different propellers, two engine choices (Rotax 912S or 914) and floats.[1]
Operators
Military
- Ethiopian Air Force - 2 for special operations[3]
Specifications (MT-03)
Data from Bayerl[1] and Duda[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Airfoil: NACA 8-H-12
- Empty weight: 245 kg (540 lb)
- Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 34 litres (7.5 imp gal; 9.0 US gal) or optionally 68 litres (15 imp gal; 18 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
- Main rotor area: 55.4 m2 (596 sq ft)
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable pitch composite
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
- Lift-to-drag: 4
- Disk loading: 8.1 kg/m2 (1.7 lb/sq ft)
Minimum speed: 20 knots
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 176-177. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ a b "Gyroplane Type Approval Data Sheet (TADS) - Type: RotorSport UK MT-03" (PDF). United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Ethiopian Air Force Invests in Gyrocopters". Air Forces Monthly. 263. Stamford, Lincolnshire: Key Publishing. February 2010.
- ^ Holger Duda & Insa Pruter. "Flight Performance Of Lightweight Gyroplanes" page 8. German Aerospace Center, 2012. Accessed: 17 December 2013.
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