Aviomania G2SA Genesis Duo

The Aviomania G2SA Genesis Duo is a Cypriot autogyro designed in 2007 by Nicolas Karaolides and produced by Aviomania of Larnaca. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.

Design and development
The G2SA Genesis Duo features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants, plus a tail caster and a twin cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition, turbocharged 115 hp Rotax 914 engine in pusher configuration. Other engine options include the 50 hp Rotax 503 and the 100 hp Rotax 912 ULS.

The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing and is equipped with a composite fairing. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 9.1 m and a chord of 18 cm. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 240 kg and a gross weight of 560 kg, giving a useful load of 220 kg. With full fuel of 80 L the payload for the pilot, passengers and baggage is 163 kg.

The ready-to-fly version comes with the Rotax 503 as standard equipment. The kit version does not include the engine, propeller or main rotor pre-rotator.