od ynamic ▁co ck pit ▁fair ing , ▁tr icy cle ▁landing ▁g ear ▁with ▁wheel ▁p ants ▁and ▁a ▁four - cy l inder , ▁air ▁and ▁liquid - co o led , ▁four - stroke , ▁dual - ign ition ▁ ▁Rot ax ▁ 9 1 2 ▁engine ▁or ▁tur bo charg ed ▁ ▁Rot ax ▁ 9 1 4 ▁engine ▁in ▁push er ▁configuration . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁fus el age ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁compos ites ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁fa ired ▁te ard rop ▁shape ▁to ▁ensure ▁smooth ▁air flow ▁over ▁the ▁variable ▁pitch ▁push er ▁prop eller . ▁Its ▁ ▁diameter ▁rot or ▁has ▁a ▁ch ord ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁aircraft ▁has ▁an ▁empty ▁weight ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁gross ▁weight ▁of ▁, ▁giving ▁a ▁useful ▁load ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁design ▁incorpor ates ▁v ibration ▁d amp ers ▁that ▁greatly ▁reduce ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁main ▁rot or ▁v ibration ▁transm itted ▁to ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁both ▁its ▁cru ise ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁range ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁side - by - side ▁configuration ▁Auto G y ro ▁Caval on . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁By ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁eight ▁examples ▁had ▁been ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration . ▁Most ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁- ▁Am ateur - built ▁or ▁Ex perimental ▁- ▁Ex hib ition ▁categories . ▁Also ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁three ▁examples