SAPPHIRE 1

Gyrocopter is a rotary-winged aircraft with the use of a rotor-wing for creation of a lifting power, which rotates freely in auto-rotation mode. The Gyrocopter integrates the features of an aircraft and a helicopter and maintains flight operations from short-length and unprepared runways.

APPLICATION:

• Inspection and control of territories
• Monitoring of agriculturally used areas
• Plants biodefense and low-altitude chemical works
• Monitoring of roads, communications, pipelines

MAIN ADVANTAGES AS COMPARED WITH AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS:

• cultural treatment of hard-to-reach territory
• absence of mechanical damages of plants
• low cost
• not high maintenance costs
• allowable high speeds of surface wind (up to 20 m/s)
• high-speeds range (from 40 to 180 km/h)
• slight take-off run and practically zero run when landing