The Rotortec Cloud Dancer I is a German autogyro, designed and produced by Rotortec of Görisried, Allgäu. 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 186. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The Cloud Dancer I features a single main rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a bubble canopy, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a twin cylinder, air-cooled Hirth two stroke engine mounted in pusher configuration. The twin-cylinder air-cooled in-line, two stroke, aircraft engine Hirth 3203 has also been employed.
The aircraft fuselage and tail are made from aluminum and Kevlar composites. Its diameter rotor has a chord of and is equipped with a pre-rotator with an electromagnetic clutch and Cardan drive. Electric trim and an electronic instrument panel are standard equipment. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of .
Aircraft on display Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg
Specifications (Cloud Dancer I)
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