German Gyro Matto
{{Short description|German autogyro}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
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The German Gyro Matto is a German autogyro, designed and produced by German Gyro Safety Aviation GmbH of Menden, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 194. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Matto features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a {{convert|130|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} GG 912 VT engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft fuselage is made from a combination of carbon fibre and Kevlar. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of {{convert|8.52|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} and a chord of {{convert|21.5|cm|in|1|abbr=on}}. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of {{convert|296|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|560|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|264|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|130|L}} the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is {{convert|171|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.
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)
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.germangyro.de/en/}}