The Butterfly Super Sky Cycle is an American
homebuilt roadable
gyroplane designed and manufactured by
The Butterfly Aircraft LLC
The Butterfly LLC was an American aircraft manufacturer specializing in homebuilt gyroplanes. Complete gyroplane kits were offered for the homebuilt market, as well as completed aircraft marketed for law enforcement surveillance. "The" was prefi ...
.
Design
The Super Sky Cycle is a pusher gyroplane with
tricycle undercarriage and belt drive propulsion. A second
two cycle engine
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of t ...
drives the main wheels. A
Kevlar tail provides directional control in flight. The rotors are able to be folded for road travel. Two tanks are mounted in reserve.
Specifications
References
External links
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Homebuilt aircraft
Roadable aircraft
Single-engined pusher autogyros