The Gyros-2 was designed for a variety of roles, including aerial application, courier, forestry patrol, search and rescue, geological survey, air taxi and flight training. It features a single main rotor, a two seats in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed by doors, tricycle landing gear, plus a tailwheel and a 200 hp (149 kW) Mistral 200 engine in tractor configuration.^[1]

The aircraft also fits an optional Racket 120 single-cylinder, two-stroke auxiliary engine for running the agricultural equipment, when it is installed.^[2]

The aircraft has a two-bladed rotor and a three or six-bladed tractor propeller. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 610 kg (1,345 lb) and a gross weight of 750 kg (1,653 lb), giving a useful load of 140 kg (309 lb). With full fuel of 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) the payload for the pilot and payload is 68 kg (150 lb).^[1]

Data from Tacke and manufacturer^[1][2]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Empty weight: 610 kg (1,345 lb)
• Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mistral 200 gasoline engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
• Powerplant: 1 × Racket 120 auxiliary power single cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled, gasoline engine, 10 kW (13 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed ground adjustable

Performance

• Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
• Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
• Rate of climb: 3.1 m/s (610 ft/min)

• List of rotorcraft
• Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-1 Farmer

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