Airbet Girabet Explained

The Airbet Girabet is a family of Spanish autogyros, designed and produced by Airbet of Barcelona. They are all supplied as complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Girabet family of designs all feature a single main rotor, tricycle landing gear and Rotax two-stroke and four-stroke engines mounted in pusher configuration. The aircraft fuselage is made from curved steel and aluminium tubing and mounts a cruciform tail. All rotor blades and other dynamic components are built by the company in-house. All models fit pre-rotators to shorten take-off distances.

Variants

Girabet Classic
  • Original single seat model, powered by a 500NaN0 Rotax 503 twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition powerplant. Its 7.31NaN1 diameter rotor has a chord of 211NaN1. The aircraft has an empty weight of 118kg (260lb) and a gross weight of 230kg (510lb), giving a useful load of 112kg (247lb). The company also offers a custom-built trailer for ground transportation and home storage.
    Girabet 582
  • More powerful single seat model, powered by a 640NaN0 Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition powerplant. Its 7.31NaN1 diameter rotor has a chord of 211NaN1. The aircraft has an empty weight of 120kg (270lb) and a gross weight of 230kg (510lb), giving a useful load of 110kg (240lb). Take-off roll with the pre-rotator is 201NaN1.
    Girabet 2
  • Side-by-side configuration two seat model intended for use as a trainer, powered by a 1000NaN0 Rotax 912S four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition powerplant. Its 8.41NaN1 diameter rotor has a chord of 211NaN1. The aircraft has an empty weight of 175kg (386lb) and a gross weight of 410kg (900lb), giving a useful load of 235kg (518lb).
    Girabet 2 Sport
  • Side-by-side configuration two seat model intended for use as a cross country aircraft and equipped with a cockpit fairing and windshield. Powered by a 1000NaN0 Rotax 912S four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition powerplant, its 8.41NaN1 diameter rotor has a chord of 211NaN1. The aircraft has an empty weight of 220kg (490lb) and a gross weight of 450kg (990lb), giving a useful load of 230kg (510lb).

    Notes and References

    1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 175-176. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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