GyroTec DF02

The GyroTec DF02 is a German autogyro, designed and produced by GyroTec Michael Obermaier of Wörth am Rhein. The DF02 is supplied as complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development

The DF02 features a single main rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with an optional bubble canopy, tricycle [landing gear] and a twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition, fuel-injected Hirth 3503 engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft uses a diameter, high-inertia Averso Aviation rotor, with a chord of. The rotor head was designed by GyroTec and includes a disc-style rotor brake, pre-rotator and integral articulation stops. The DF02 has an empty weight of and a gross weight of, giving a useful load of.
The bubble canopy can be removed for flight in warm weather. In 2009 the canopy size was increased to accommodate taller pilots.