| Cloud Dancer I | |
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| Cloud Dancer I at ILA 2008 | |
| Role | AutogyroType of aircraft |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Rotortec |
| Status | In production (2013) |
The Rotortec Cloud Dancer I is a German autogyro, designed and produced by Rotortec of Görisried, Allgäu. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
Design and development
The Cloud Dancer I features a single main rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a bubble canopy, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a twin cylinder, air-cooled 70 or 84 hp (52 or 63 kW) Hirth two stroke engine mounted in pusher configuration. The 65 hp (48 kW) twin-cylinder air-cooled in-line, two stroke, aircraft engine Hirth 3203 has also been employed.
The aircraft fuselage and tail are made from aluminum and Kevlar composites. Its 7.40 m (24.3 ft) diameter rotor has a chord of 17.5 cm (6.9 in) and is equipped with a pre-rotator with an electromagnetic clutch and Cardan drive. Electric trim and an electronic instrument panel are standard equipment. The aircraft has an empty weight of 170 kg (375 lb) and a gross weight of 300 kg (661 lb), giving a useful load of 130 kg (287 lb).
Aircraft on display
Specifications (Cloud Dancer I)
Data from Bayerl
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Empty weight: 170 kg (375 lb)
- Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 45 litres (9.9 imp gal; 12 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hirth two stroke aircraft engine, 52 kW (70 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
- Propellers: 3-bladed composite Helix-Carbon propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
- Cruise speed: 135 km/h (84 mph, 73 kn)
- Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
References
- ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 186. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
External links
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