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The AutoGyro Calidus is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.〔Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 176. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X〕 The Calidus was approved in the United Kingdom in 2010 in a modified form as the RotorSport UK Calidus.〔 ==Design and development== The Calidus features a single main rotor, a two-seats in tandem enclosed cockpit with a complete aerodynamic cockpit fairing, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition Rotax 912 engine or turbocharged Rotax 914 engine in pusher configuration.〔 The aircraft fuselage is made from composites and is a faired teardrop shape to ensure smooth airflow over the variable pitch pusher propeller. Its diameter rotor has a chord of . The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . The design incorporates vibration dampers that greatly reduce the level of main rotor vibration transmitted to the cockpit.〔 The design is noted for both its cruise speed of and range of . It was developed into the side-by-side configuration AutoGyro Cavalon.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AutoGyro Calidus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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