|
The Vortech Shadow is an American autogyro that was designed by Tyler Flight, Inc. and produced by Vortech of Fallston, Maryland. The aircraft is supplied as a kit and also in the form of plans for amateur construction. Vortech also supplies rotor blades for the design.〔Downey, Julia: ''2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 60. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕 ==Design and development== The Vortech Shadow was designed to comply with the US ''Experimental - Amateur-built'' aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear, plus a tail caster. The acceptable power range is . The standard engine used is the four cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition Lycoming O-320 powerplant in pusher configuration.〔 The aircraft fuselage is made from tubing and composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of . The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is .〔 The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a engine is and the landing roll is .〔 The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 250 hours.〔 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「Vortech Shadow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|