AutoGyro GmbH () is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Hildesheim. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of fully assembled, ready to fly aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 176-177. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
The company has had commercial success with their designs, which include a mast-mounted vibration dampening system. The enclosed cabin AutoGyro Cavalon and AutoGyro Calidus are noted for their very aerodynamically clean fuselage fairings. The open cockpit AutoGyro MT-03 is described as a "market leader" and is sold in the UK as the modified RotorSport UK MT-03. The AutoGyro MTOsport is a development version of the MT-03. British importer RotorSport UK also markets a modified version of the Calidus as the RotorSport UK Calidus. , they build around 300 aircraft per year.
An MT-03 was flown on a world record-setting distance flight in Australia of .
In 2013 the company produced the world's first electric aircraft autogyro, the eCavalonTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 188. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
Aircraft
Summary of aircraft built by AutoGyro GmbH Model name First flight Number built Type AutoGyro MT-03 Two seat tandem open cockpit autogyro AutoGyro MTOsport Two seat tandem open cockpit autogyro AutoGyro Calidus Two seat tandem enclosed cockpit autogyro AutoGyro Cavalon Two seat side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit autogyro AutoGyro eCavalon 2013 Two seat enclosed cockpit electric-powered autogyro
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