Niki Rotor Aviation Lightning

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Tandem two-seater gyrocopter, with its propeller boss in tailboom.

Lift type

Autogyro

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Utility

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Configuration & certification

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Niki Rotor Aviation Lightning	2015 / 2015		Two passenger gyrocopter, previously called NIKI 2009.

Airframer

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