The German Gyro Matto is a German autogyro, designed and produced by German Gyro Safety Aviation GmbH of Menden, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

Design and development

The Matto features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a 130 hp (97 kW) GG 912 VT engine in pusher configuration.^[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from a combination of carbon fibre and Kevlar. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 8.52 m (28.0 ft) and a chord of 21.5 cm (8.5 in). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 296 kg (653 lb) and a gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb), giving a useful load of 264 kg (582 lb). With full fuel of 130 litres (29 imp gal; 34 US gal) the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is 171 kg (377 lb).^[1]

The design incorporates a number of safety features, including a ballistic parachute mounted inside the rotor mast, which ensures that the rotor will not contact the parachute as it is deployed. Other safety features include a fire-proof cockpit, rupture-resistant and fuel tanks and anti-collision strobe lights.^[1]

Specifications (Matto)

Data from Tacke^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Empty weight: 296 kg (653 lb)
• Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 130 litres (29 imp gal; 34 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × GG 912 VT aircraft engine, 97 kW (130 hp)
• Main rotor diameter: 8.52 m (27 ft 11 in)
• Main rotor area: 57 m² (610 sq ft)
• Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

• Disk loading: 9.8 kg/m² (2.0 lb/sq ft)