The German Gyro Matto is a German
autogyro, designed and produced by
German Gyro Safety Aviation GmbH of
Menden
Menden (, official name: ''Menden (Sauerland)''; Westphalian: ''Mennen'') is a city in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river.
History
Menden's f ...
, introduced at the
AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
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Design and development
The Matto features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in
side-by-side configuration
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enclosed cockpit with a windshield,
tricycle landing gear
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with
wheel pants and a
GG 912 VT engine in
pusher configuration
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.
The aircraft
fuselage
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is made from a combination of
carbon fibre and
Kevlar. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of and a chord of . The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is .
The design incorporates a number of safety features, including a
ballistic parachute mounted inside the rotor mast, which ensures that the rotor will not contact the parachute as it is deployed. Other safety features include a fire-proof cockpit, rupture-resistant and fuel tanks and anti-collision
strobe lights.
Specifications (Matto)
See also
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References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.germangyro.de/en/
Matto
2010s German sport aircraft
Single-engined pusher autogyros