ADI Sportster

The ADI Sportster is a two-seat gyroplane that has been marketed in plans form for home-building since 1974. It was the first homebuilt gyrocopter design to be able to carry a passenger.

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
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crew=one pilot
capacity= 1 passenger
payload main=
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length main= 12 ft 0 in
length alt= 3.66 m
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height main= 8 ft 0 in
height alt= 2.44 m
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empty weight main= 650 lb
empty weight alt= 295 kg
loaded weight main= 1,100 lb
loaded weight alt= 500 kg
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more general=Main rotor diameter: 28 ft 0 in (8.54 m)
* Main rotor area: 616 ft² (57 m²)
engine (prop)= Lycoming O-320
type of prop=air-cooled 4-cylinder engine
number of props=1
power main= 150 hp
power alt= 112 kW
power original=
max speed main=90 mph
max speed alt= 144 km/h
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range main= 150 miles
range alt=240 km
ceiling main= 12,000 ft
ceiling alt= 3,658 m
climb rate main= 1,000 ft/min
climb rate alt= 305 m/min
loading main=1.8 lb/ft²
loading alt=9 kg/m²
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power/mass main=0.14 hp/lb
power/mass alt=220 W/kg
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