The
Nova Coden is a Polish
autogyro under development by Nova Sp. z.o.o. of
Gdynia. Intended to be
type certificate, it is planned that the aircraft will be supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 196. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The Coden features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in
tandem enclosed cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with
wheel pants, plus a tail
caster and a modified
turbocharged four-cylinder, liquid and air-cooled,
four stroke Rotax 912 engine in pusher configuration.
The aircraft fuselage has an unusual multi-faceted design, based on the boxfish. The design allows the mounting of additional baggage and special mission equipment and incorporates patented main landing gear. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of .
As of 2015 a prototype was reported to have been completed and certification flight testing was expected to begin.
Specifications (Coden)
See also
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