The ELA-09 Junior is one of arrange of gyroplanes designed and built in Spain for the gyrocopter market and has become popular around the world, having a wide speed range of 35-km/h (22 mph) to 120 km/h (74 mph) and a max speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

ELA Aviacion in Spain commenced production of gyrocopters for the civil market in 1996 and by 2006 had becoming the largest ultralight manufacturer, and the only Spanish company to construction autogyros.

The ELA-10 Eclipse is one of a range of high-performance gyrocopters produced by ELA Aviacion of Cordoba in Spain and models include the ELA-7, ELA-8, ELA-9 Junior, and the top of the range Eclipse.