The Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-1 Farmer is a Russian autogyro of unconventional layout, designed and produced by Russian GyroplanesofZhukovsky, Moscow Oblast. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]
| Gyros-1 Farmer | |
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| Role | Autogyro |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Russian Gyroplanes |
| Status | In production (2017) |
The Gyros-1 was designed for aerial work use, including aerial application, courier, forestry patrol, search and rescue and geological survey. It features a single main rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit accessed by a door, tricycle landing gear with additional tailwheel and a 4-blade traction propeller. It is powered by a six-cylinder, four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, liquid-cooled converted 200 hp (149 kW) Eggenfellner E6 Suburu gasoline engine.[1]
The aircraft also fits an optional Racket 120 single-cylinder, two-stroke auxiliary engine for running the agricultural equipment, when installed.[2]
The aircraft fuselage includes a baggage compartment or application hopper between the cockpit and the nose-mounted engine. It has a two-bladed rotor and a four-bladed propeller. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 610 kg (1,345 lb) and a gross weight of 750 kg (1,653 lb), giving a useful load of 140 kg (309 lb). With full fuel of 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) the payload for the pilot and payload is 68 kg (150 lb).[1], gasoline engine
Data from Tacke and manufacturer[1][2]
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