AutoGyro MT-03

MT-03
AutoGyro MT-03
Role Autogyro
National origin Germany
Manufacturer AutoGyro GmbH
Status In production (MTOsport, 2012)
Unit cost
45,553 (MT-03 model, assembled, 2011)
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

AutoGyro MT-03 without fairing fitted

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

AutoGyro MTOsport
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

 Ethiopia

Specifications (MT-03)

AutoGyro MT-03 instrument panel

Data from Bayerl[1] and Duda[4]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 176-177. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 "Gyroplane Type Approval Data Sheet (TADS) - Type: RotorSport UK MT-03" (PDF). United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Ethiopian Air Force Invests in Gyrocopters". Air Forces Monthly (Stamford, Lincolnshire: Key Publishing) 263. February 2010.
  4. Holger Duda & Insa Pruter. "Flight Performance Of Lightweight Gyroplanes" page 8. German Aerospace Center, 2012. Accessed: 17 December 2013.

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