The Trixy Liberty is an Austrian autogyro designed and produced by Trixy Aviation Products of Dornbirn. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

Design and development

The Liberty was designed as an entry-level, open cockpit gyroplane, although it has an optional cabin canopy enclosure. It features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear without wheel pants, plus a tail caster and a four-cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 or turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 engine in pusher configuration.^[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 8.4 m (27.6 ft). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 245 kg (540 lb) and a gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb), giving a useful load of 315 kg (694 lb).^[1]

Unlike many other autogyro builders, Trixy Aviation uses a swash plate in its rotor head designs, rather than a tilt head. This makes the design more sensitive to fly and requires special type training.^[1]

Specifications (Liberty)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer^[1][2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
• Width: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
• Main rotor diameter: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
• Main rotor area: 55 m² (590 sq ft)
• Propellers: 3-bladed composite

Performance

• Service ceiling: 2,400 m (8,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
• Disk loading: 10.2 kg/m² (2.1 lb/sq ft)