| AutoGyro GmbH | |
| Type: | Privately held company |
| Location City: | Hildesheim, Lower Saxony |
| Location Country: | Germany |
| Industry: | Aerospace |
| Products: | Autogyros |
AutoGyro GmbH (en|AutoGyro Limited) is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Hildesheim. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of fully assembled, ready to fly aircraft.[1]
The company has had commercial success with their designs, which include a mast-mounted vibration dampening system. The enclosed cabin AutoGyro Cavalon and AutoGyro Calidus are noted for their very aerodynamically clean fuselage fairings. The open cockpit AutoGyro MT-03 is described as a "market leader" and is sold in the UK as the modified RotorSport UK MT-03. The AutoGyro MTOsport is a development version of the MT-03. British importer RotorSport UK also markets a modified version of the Calidus as the RotorSport UK Calidus.[1], they build around 300 aircraft per year.[2]
An MT-03 was flown on a world record-setting distance flight in Australia of 12630NaN0.[1]
In 2013 the company produced the world's first electric aircraft autogyro, the eCavalon[3]
| + align=center style="background:#BFD7FF" | Summary of aircraft built by AutoGyro GmbH | ||
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoGyro MT-03 | Two seat tandem open cockpit autogyro | ||
| AutoGyro MTOsport | Two seat tandem open cockpit autogyro | ||
| AutoGyro Calidus | Two seat tandem enclosed cockpit autogyro | ||
| AutoGyro Cavalon | Two seat side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit autogyro | ||
| AutoGyro eCavalon | 2013 | Two seat enclosed cockpit electric-powered autogyro | |