Trixy Aviation Products GmbH is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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based in

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, that was founded by Rainer Farrag. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

autogyro An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), also known as a ''gyroplane'', is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. Whi ...

s.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 187. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011.

History

Trixy Aviation Products was founded in late 2010 with the aim of developing a

roadable aircraft A flying car or roadable aircraft is a type of vehicle which can function both as a road vehicle and as an aircraft. As used here, this includes vehicles which drive as motorcycles when on the road. The term "flying car" is also sometimes u ...

. Farrag recognized that most past roadable aircraft designs were not practical because they did not operate well on roads, due to the bulk of wings or rotors, parking problems, mechanical complexity and the high price tag associated with a dual use vehicle. Furthermore, one vehicle cannot fill all missions and aviation regulations restrict the operation of aircraft largely to airports, not permitting flying from residential driveways. Farrag's approach was instead his project TRIXYZ, an

electric motorcycle Electric motorcycles and scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two or three wheels. Power is supplied by a rechargeable battery which drives one or more electric motors. Electric scooters are distinguished from motorcycles by having a st ...

that could be docked to create an

airplane An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spe ...

helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...

wagon train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...

personal water craft A personal watercraft (PWC), also called water scooter or jet ski, is a recreational watercraft that a rider sits or stands on, not within, as in a boat. PWCs have two style categories, first and most popular being a runabout or "sit down" whe ...

. The first stage of this project was to create an autogyro design, designated the

Trixy G 4-2 R The Trixy G 4-2 R ("Gyro For Two powered by Rotax") is an Austrian autogyro, designed and produced by Trixy Aviation Products of Dornbirn. The aircraft was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2011 and when it was available i ...

(Gyrocopter for two, powered by

Rotax Rotax is the brand name for a range of internal combustion engines developed and manufactured by the Austrian company BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (until 2016 BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG), in turn owned by the Canadian Bombardier Recreational Product ...

). The company's roadable aircraft project is the modular Trixy Trixformer, which is an

and autogyro. The flying components are modular and can be swapped, with airplane and helicopter packages under development in 2015.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 200. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. 4X-OFS Shay Noy e

Farrag established Trixy Aviation Products as the research and development facility and Letalstvo Farrag d.o.o in

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as the production facility. Trixy Aviation Products first publicly exhibited at

AERO Friedrichshafen AERO Friedrichshafen is a trade show dedicated to European general aviation. It is held yearly in April on the shores of Lake Constance at the exhibition center of Friedrichshafen, Germany right next to Friedrichshafen Airport Friedrichshaf ...

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in April 2011, showing its newly designed Trixy G 4-2 R. The autogyro was noted for its unusual anti-explosion fuel tanks and its full two year warranty. The company exhibited the Trixy Zero motorcycle-style autogyro at AERO Friedrichshafen in April 2012, with the prototype first flying in June 2012.

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