Ekin Airbuggy
| Airbuggy | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light autogyro |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | W. H. Ekin (Engineering) Company |
| First flight | 1 February 1973 |
| Introduction | 1975 |
| Developed from | McCandless M-4 Gyroplane |
The Ekin Airbuggy is a British single-seat autogyro designed and built by the W. H. Ekin (Engineering) Company in Northern Ireland.
Development
The company was formed in 1969 to manufacturer six McCandless M-4 Gyroplanes under licence. The company improved the design to produce the Airbuggy which was first flown on 1 February 1973. It was a conventional single-seat autogyro with a rear-mounted 75 hp (56 kW) Volkswagen flat-four motor car engine. It had a fixed tricycle landing gear with an open cockpit in a nacelle forward of the rotor pylon. The first Airbuggy was delivered in December 1975.[1]
Specifications
Data from [2]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
- Main rotor diameter: 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
- Height: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
- Main rotor area: 371.5 ft2 (34.51 m2)
- Empty weight: 355 lb (161 kg)
- Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen flat four motor car engine, 75 hp (56 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 80 mph (128 km/h)
- Range: 140 miles (225 km)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ "English sale of new gyroplane". Flight International. 11 December 1975. p. 852.
- ↑ Orbis 1985, p. 1599
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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