Trendak Tercel

Tercel
Role	Autogyro
National origin	Poland
Manufacturer	Aviation Artur Trendak
Introduction	2014
Status	In production (2017)
Produced	2014-present

The Trendak Tercel (transl. a male falcon) is a Polish autogyro designed and produced by Aviation Artur Trendak of Jaktorów-Kolonia, Poland, introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2014. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

Design and development

The Tercel is one of three similar designs that were all unveiled at the same time and which share common components. The Twistair is a tandem development, while the Trooper is a military variant with sideways facing seats for troop transport.^[1]

The Tercel features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in

four-stroke, 122 hp (91 kW) CA 912 ULT (RST) engine in pusher configuration.^[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from composite material. Its Trendak & Son aluminum, two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 8.4 m (27.6 ft). The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 285 kg (628 lb) and a gross weight of 560 kg (1,235 lb), giving a useful load of 275 kg (606 lb). With full fuel of 120 litres (26 imp gal; 32 US gal) in two tanks, the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is 189 kg (417 lb).^[1]

Specifications (Tercel)

Data from Tacke^[1]^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Width: 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 285 kg (628 lb)
Gross weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
Fuel capacity: 120 litres (26 imp gal; 32 US gal) in two 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal) tanks
Powerplant: 1 ×
four stroke aircraft engine
, 91 kW (122 hp)