Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-1 Farmer

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The Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-1 Farmer is a Russian autogyro of unconventional layout, designed and produced by Russian Gyroplanes of Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 198. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}

Design and development

The Gyros-1 was designed for aerial work use, including aerial application, courier, forestry patrol, search and rescue and geological survey. It features a single main rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit accessed by a door, tricycle landing gear with additional tailwheel and a 4-blade traction propeller. It is powered by a six-cylinder, four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, liquid-cooled converted {{convert|200|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Eggenfellner E6 Subaru gasoline engine.

The aircraft also fits an optional Racket 120 single-cylinder, two-stroke auxiliary engine for running the agricultural equipment, when installed.{{cite web|url = http://www.gyros.su/index.php?action=prod&prod=2&prodact=spec|title = Gyros-1 (Farmer) \ Leading Particulars|accessdate = 20 November 2017|author=Russian Gyroplanes|work = www.gyros.su |year=2008 }}

The aircraft fuselage includes a baggage compartment or application hopper between the cockpit and the nose-mounted engine. It has a two-bladed rotor and a four-bladed propeller. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of {{convert|610|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} and a gross weight of {{convert|750|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, giving a useful load of {{convert|140|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. With full fuel of {{convert|100|L}} the payload for the pilot and payload is {{convert|68|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}., gasoline engine

Specifications (Gyros-1)

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See also

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