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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Autogyro, Flughallenfest Vilshofen 2012: High Contrast· CC BY 3.0 de
- 2. Autogyro Calidus in flight (frame): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Autogyro"Calidus" in flight (4914024396): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Autogyro"Calidus". (4918890162): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Autogyro"Calidus"in flight. (4927292504): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Calidus (14173736508): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Calidus autogyro ZU-RHI (23456880164): Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Calidus. (14131577278): Aleksandr Markin· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Gyrokopter Calidus: Baggen44· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Private, ES-GCE, AutoGyro Europe Calidus (15836711793): Anna Zvereva· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The AutoGyro Calidus is a German autogyro, designed and produced by AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. The Calidus was approved in the United Kingdom in 2010 in a modified form as the RotorSport UK Calidus.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 8.4 m main rotor
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 17 years ago, in 2009.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2009
- introduced
- 2009
- status
- in production
- number built
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- role
- autogyro
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- makers
- AutoGyro GmbH
- engines
- 1× Rotax 912ULS
- length
- 4.8 m
- rotor diameter
- 8.4 m
- height
- 2.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 450 kg
- top speed
- 185 km/h
- cruise speed
- 160 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2656905, Wikipedia: AutoGyro Calidus (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.