Twin Eagle | |
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Role | Autogyro |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Gyro-Kopp-Ters |
Designer | Bob and Arden Kopp |
Status | In production (2015) |
The Gyro-Kopp-Ters Twin Eagle is an American autogyro, designed by Bob and Arden Kopp and produced by their company, Gyro-Kopp-Ters of Lake City, Florida. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2]
The Twin Eagle features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, 120 hp (89 kW) Subaru EJ-22 automotive conversion engine in pusher configuration. [1] [2]
The aircraft mounts a 28 ft (8.5 m) diameter Dragon Wings main rotor made by Rotor Flight Dynamics, with a chord of 7 in (17.8 cm). Standard equipment fitted includes a hydraulic pre-rotator and dual controls. The propeller used is a four bladed Powerfin composite, ground adjustable type with a 68 in (1.73 m) diameter. The aircraft has an empty weight of 675 lb (306 kg) and a gross weight of 1,210 lb (549 kg), giving a useful load of 535 lb (243 kg). [1] [3]
The company estimates the assembly time from the supplied kit as 120 hours. [3]
By November 2017 two examples had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. [4]
Data from Bayerl and Gyro-Kopp-Ters [1] [3]
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