SkyCruiser Autogyro SkyCruiser

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SkyCruiser
Role Autogyro
National origin Hungary
Manufacturer
Status In production (2017)

The SkyCruiser Autogyro SkyCruiser is a series of Hungarian autogyros designed and produced by of Inárcs. It was publicly introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2014. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]

Design and development[]

The SkyCruiser features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants, plus a tail caster and a four-cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 turbocharged engine or modified 125 hp (93 kW) turbocharged Rotax 912 in pusher configuration.[1][2]

The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and has a two-bladed rotor with a diameter of 8.4 m (27.6 ft) and an electronic pre-rotator. The aircraft has a gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb).[1]

The design features an automatic propeller system. When the electronic pre-rotator for the main rotor is engaged the pusher propeller automatically goes to flat pitch and creates no thrust. When the pilot moved the control stick aft to take-off the propeller automatically goes to best climb setting.[1]

In 2011 an improved version was introduced called the SC-200 "New Face", with aesthetic changes, including a more rounded cockpit fairing and wider cockpit seating. The original model was then renamed the "SC-200 Standard".[3]

Specifications (SkyCruiser)[]

Data from Tacke[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 104 litres (23 imp gal; 27 US gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke turbocharged aircraft engine, 86 kW (115 hp)
  • Main rotor diameter: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
  • Main rotor area: 55 m2 (590 sq ft)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Disk loading: 10.2 kg/m2 (2.1 lb/sq ft)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 199. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ Skycruiser Autogyro (2017). "SkyCruiser SC-200 "New Face"". www.skycruiser.hu. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ Skycruiser Autogyro (2017). "Our Gyrocopters". www.skycruiser.hu. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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