Liberty
Role Autogyro
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Trixy Aviation Products
Status In production (2017)

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)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 200. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Trixy Aviation Products. "Technical data". trixyaviation.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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