SPORT COPTER VORTEX

 

BRAND and MODEL
SPORT COPTER VORTEX
TYPE
Single-seat sport gyrocopter
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE

[Vortex]

One 50 kw (67 hp) Rotex 582UL two-cylinder, two-cycle, air-cooled engine

SPECIFICATIONS

Rotor span: 7.62 m (25 ft)

Disc area: 45.52 m² (490 sq ft)

Length: 3.65 m (12 ft)

Max speed: 161 km/h (100 mph)

Cruising speed: 129 km/h (80 mph)

Rate of climb: 366 m/min (1,200 ft/min)

Service ceiling: 3,962 m (13,000 ft)

Take-off run: 91 m (300 ft)

Landing run: 3.05 m (10 ft)

Range: 274 km (170 miles)

Fuel capacity: 38 litres (8.3 Imp gals)

Empty weight: 159 kg (350 lb)

Payload: 159 kg (350 lb)

Loaded weight: 345 kg (760 lb)

PHOTO
Airliners.net:Source of phothograph