ELA 07

The ELA 07 is a series of Spanish autogyros, designed and produced by ELA Aviación of Córdoba, Andalusia. The aircraft are supplied complete and ready to fly.

Design and development
The ELA 07 series features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in-tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 100 hp Rotax 912S engine in pusher configuration. The turbocharged 115 hp Rotax 914 powerplant is optional.

The aircraft fuselage is made from TIG welded, CNC laser-cut stainless steel tubing for corrosion resistance. The cockpit fairing is non-structural carbon fibre and resin. Its 8.23 m diameter rotor has a chord of 22 cm and is mounted to a rotor head made from a combination of stainless steel and 7075 T6 aluminium. The triple tail is also made from carbon fibre and resin. Equipment fitted includes a pre-rotator, pneumatic pitch trim and mechanical roll trim. The Cougar version has an empty weight of 250 kg and a gross weight of 450 kg, giving a useful load of 200 kg. A forward baggage compartment with a volume of 60 L is optional.

Operational history
By January 2013 two examples had been registered in the United Kingdom with the Civil Aviation Authority.

Variants

 * ELA 07 Agro
 * Agricultural aircraft version with the rear seat replaced by a 130 L tank that can be used to apply liquids or solids in ultra-low volumes. The aircraft fits an 8 m spray boom and an enlarged windshield. The Agro can be quickly returned to two-seat configuration by removal of the spraying equipment.


 * ELA 07 Cougar
 * Version for recreational touring use, with a single windshield for the front cockpit.


 * ELA 07S
 * Version for flight training use, with two windshields, one for each cockpit, plus dual controls.