ELA Aviacion

ELA Aviacion, Spain, has been dedicated to aircraft manufacturing and maintenance since 1996. ELA Aviacion is the only Spanish company to make autogyros. Both models are made according to their own designs and awarded certificates by the Spanish Civil Aviation Board.
Developing this machine represented six years of research and experimentation in the mechanical and aerodynamic design required for the project.

Crowe/Robins GRS-1

This gyrocopter is a product from Alf Crowe and Glen Robins. Alf originally started building it as a two-seater. Glen Robins designed the cab, making it a single-seat machine, and made the necessary engine adjustments and added a pre-rotator. So the “GRS” in the designation stands for “Glen Robins Special”. It is powered by a Subaru EA81 engine onto a three-blade warp drive propeller. The rotor blades, built by the late George Clark, are 28 foot and wooden with a 9-inch chord (following the Van Craft pattern). They have a steel insert through them for the length of the blade. They have a lot of inertia and take a while to build up to speed, but the pre-rotator does help. It had its first flight at its home base Taonui in October 2001, with Alf Crowe at the helm.
The registration ZK-RAJ being withdrawn on 30 June 2003.

Engine: Subaru EA81.
Prop: three-blade warp drive.
Blades: 28 ft x 9 in.