ADI Sportster

ADI Sportster is an autogiro intended for the construction amateur whose first flight goes back to 1974. This apparatus drawn by Martin Hollmann well before it founds Aircraft Designs Inc was the first autogyro of construction amateur authorized to transport a passenger. Marketed in the form of plans by ADI (535 U$ in 2006), it is characterized by a half-closed cabin arranged in dual control. The structure is out of bolted aluminum. This apparatus is widespread in the whole world, including in the form of free copies like the Vortech Shadow.

Features

Diameter of the rotor: 8,54 m
Length of the fuselage: 3,66 m
Height: 2,44 m
Empty weight: 295 kg
Mass in load: 500 kg
Driving: 1 Lycoming O-320 of 150 ch
Maximum speed: 144 km/h
initial Rate of rise: 305 m/min
Ceiling: 3660 m
Passable distance: 240 km

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