Photograph:
Magni M-22 Voyager G-1838 at Cessnock, NSW in September 2018 (David C Eyre)
Country of origin:
Italy
Description:
Power Plant:
(M-22): one 75 kw (100 hp) Rotax 912S four-cylinder horizontally-opposed liquid and air cooled engine.
Specifications:
- Rotor diameter: 8.53 m (28 ft)
- Propeller diameter: 1,7 m (67 in)
- Overall width: 1.8 m (71 in)
- Overall length: 4.65 m (15 ft 4 in)
- Overall height: 2.6 m (8 ft 7 in)
- Max speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
- Cruising speed: 145 km/h (90 mph)
- Stalling speed: 30 km/h (19 mph)
- Rate of climb: 290 m/min (950 ft/min)
- Absolute ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,400 ft)
- Take-off roll: 70 m (230 ft)
- Landing roll 0 to: 30 m (0 to 100 ft)
- Fuel capacity: 72 litres (16 Imp gals
- Endurance: 3.4 hrs
- Range, no reserve: 482 km (300 miles)
- Empty weight: 272 kg (600 lb)
- Loaded weight: 550 kg (1,212 lb)
History:
The Magni series of autogyros is produced by Magni Gyro di Magni Vittoria at Besnate in Italy for the world’s light sports aircraft market. The M-14-Scout 2000, known as the Millenium model, had either the Rotax 914 turbo engine of 86 kw (115 hp) or Rotax 912 ULS 75 kw (100 hp) engine installed. It was a compact machine and was said to afford exceptional performance, two seat utility, stability, reliability and structural strength. The model M-16-2000 Tandem Trainer was aimed at the market for training gyrocopters and was a two-seater of welded steel construction with a faired but not fully enclosed cockpit. It was well known for its stability and was used widely in Europe with training schools.
Power plants installed were usually the 75 kw (100 hp) Rotax 912S or the turbocharged Rotax 914 of 86 kw (115 hp). Magni also has produced a single-seater known as the M-18 Spartan which has a partially enclosed cabin. It was powered by a 48 kw (65 hp) Rotax 582 engine with standard dual carburettors and has a fuel capacity of 41 litres (9 Imp gals). It had a gross weight of 350 kg (771 lb), a useful load of 183 kg (403 lb), and a max speed of 169 km/h (105 mph). From was been developed a new model known as the M-20 Talon with a fully enclosed cockpit. This model had a 60 kw (80 hp) Rotax 912 engine, an empty weight of 205 kg (452 lb), a loaded weight of 300 kg (661 lb) and a max speed of 168 km/h (104 mph).
A number have been imported to this region by the local distributor at Cowaramup in Western Australia.
A further model in the series is the M-22 Voyager, a two-seater with a partially enclosed cockpit, which was optimised for cross country flights. Announced in June 2005, this was a new design based on the M-16 Trainer and featured large baggage strakes on each side of the cabin enclosure. Rear seat flight and engine controls were deleted in this model to allow for more baggage space. It was only available with the Rotax 914UL engine. Examples of various models have been registered in Australia, including the Magni M-22 G-048, G-1838 and G-2512, and ZK-RCA (c/n 16063414 – ex ZU-EDO) and ZK-MGN (c/n 22-11-6454) in New Zealand.