German Gyro Matto

The German Gyro Matto is a German autogyro, designed and produced by German Gyro Safety Aviation GmbH of Menden, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2013. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.

Design and development
The Matto features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a 130 hp GG 912 VT engine in pusher configuration.

The aircraft fuselage is made from a combination of carbon fibre and Kevlar. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 8.52 m and a chord of 21.5 cm. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 296 kg and a gross weight of 560 kg, giving a useful load of 264 kg. With full fuel of 130 L the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is 171 kg.

The design incorporates a number of safety features, including a ballistic parachute mounted inside the rotor mast, which ensures that the rotor will not contact the parachute as it is deployed. Other safety features include a fire-proof cockpit, rupture-resistant and fuel tanks and anti-collision strobe lights.