SPORTCOPTER SUPER SPORT GYROPLANE SET TO LAUNCH

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The Super Sport has features like no other two-place on the market today. It has a roomier cabin (49" interior width) for better cockpit management and comfort, and a very generous cargo room behind the seats. The cabin is equipped with forced air ventilation and cabin heat. The handsomely designed instrument panel is efficient and also compact. The fully glassed pod allows all wiring to be neatly tucked, out of the way, for complete protection. The panel face is precision lasered to insure a perfect fit for all gauges. This panel can be as sophisticated as you would like including glass cockpit instrumentation.

The cabin and engine of the Super Sport are completely enclosed, with removable doors and engine cowling, giving it all-weather capability, simplified maintenance, aerodynamic streamlining, added propeller efficiency and effective protection of vital components.

The engine and drive train is a special Subaru 2.5 liter liquid cooled engine which develops 190 hp.

The new shock-isolated Rotorhead is stronger than anything else in its category and the Super Sport can withstand structural trauma and corrosion better than any of our previous models, all of which have an enviable record of durability. All controls and instrumentation are duplicated at both pilot stations. The flight control system is a heavy-duty dual version of the same new "geared-down" Roto-Control system and each pilot has separate stick control. This means incomparable ease of piloting from either seat, making the Super Sport the best gyro-trainer in existence.

Owing to the Super Sport's higher gross weight and the need for very rough-field capability, an incredible suspension system was selected for the main gear, furnishing maximum vertical undercarriage travel for absorbing extreme impact on landings. This system is also designed for slow speed, drop-in landings. The Super Sport will be equipped with an improved version of our original unique Swing-Arm Nosewheel configuration found in other Sport Copter models. So in case you were to land in a cross configuration, touching down sideways, this self-tracking nosewheel will help prevent roll over. A new Sport Copter feature on this design is a very Powerful Prerotator System which will allow incredibly short take-offs.

The large rudder and horizontal stabilizer provide stability in slow flight maneuvering and high-speed cruise, minimizing pilot workload. The fixed vertical stabilizer is less sensitive in-flight giving more stability and better handling. Our new Cyber Seats (which you will see on all our designs) are made of composite material, and they far exceed the technology of competitive models. The Confor-Foam® cushions, which protect your spine in hard vertical landings, are currently used on long range military transport planes and some fighter aircraft. Thanks to features like the Cyber Seats, Rotor-Control and Shock-Mounted Rotorheads, Super Sport pilots will be able to fly extended cruises in true creature comfort.

A version of the Super Sport will conform to the new SLA (Sport Light Aircraft) standards including the center line thrust feature. Due to the fact that this aircraft will have a higher cruise speed a proper center of pressure was applied to this design.

Sport Copter Inc. has long been known as the leading force in gyroplane design and currently there are no other cross country gyroplanes that will compare to the quality and performance of the Super Sport‹

* The Super Sport design has been under development over the past three years and is about to enter the flight testing phase, with first kit deliveries in March 2007.

OUTSTANDING POINTS
More speed
Larger cabin space
Powerful prerotator for short take-off
Higher engine hp (190 HP) output
Incredible suspension
Fully enclosed all-weather capability
Independent steering
Independent toe-operated hydraulic disc brakes
Castering nosewheel with nose gear suspension
Low-ratio roto-control system