__NOTOC__ The Rotor Flight Dynamics Dominator is an American autogyro designed by Ernie Boyette of

Rotor Flight Dynamics Rotor Flight Dynamics Inc was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Wimauma, Florida and owned by Ernie Boyette. The company was founded in 1986 and specialized in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form of plans and kits for ...

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, and made available in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction.

Design and development

The Dominator is an open frame autogyro, constructed of bolted

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tubing and powered by a

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engine with a pusher propeller.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 330. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. The Dominator has both a single-seat and tandem two-seat variants. It was one of the first autogyros to use a high tailplane to reduce dynamic and aerodynamic torque. The Dominator holds the official world altitude record in its class, at .

Variants

;Dominator I :Single-seat variant powered by a

engine. 35 flying by 1998. ;Dominator Tandem :Two-seat variant powered by a

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automotive conversion, or similar engine. Four flying by 1998.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 185-86. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X ;Rotor Flight Dynamics Dominator UltraWhite :A lightweight version of the Dominator without any fairing and powered by a

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. ;Rotor Flight Dynamics Dominator Single :Single-seat variant powered by a

or a

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automotive conversion with an Autoflight gearbox.

Specifications (Dominator I)

References

Notes

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External links

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