Chayair Sycamore

Sycamore
Role Autogyro
National origin South Africa
Manufacturer Chayair
Status In production (2012)
Unit cost
59,500 (assembled, 2011)

The Chayair Sycamore is a South African autogyro, designed and produced by Chayair of Musina. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Sycamore features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in-tandem open or optionally enclosed cockpit, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914F engine in pusher configuration. The 160 hp (119 kW) Subaru EJ22 is optional.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing and mounts a 9.10 m (29.9 ft) diameter Advanced Kinetics rotor. The tailplane features five vertical tail surfaces for improved directional stability. The enclosed Sycamore Mk 1 version has an empty weight of 380 kg (840 lb) and a gross weight of 590 kg (1,300 lb), giving a useful load of 210 kg (460 lb).[1]

Operational history

By December 2012 one example had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Amateur-built category.[2]

Variants

Sycamore Mk 1
Enclosed cockpit version[1]
Sycamore Mk 2000
Open cockpit version[1]

Specifications (Sycamore Mk 1)

Data from Bayerl[1][3]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 178. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. Federal Aviation Administration (31 December 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. Chayair (2007). "Sycamore Mk 1". Retrieved 31 December 2012.

External links

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