title: Magni M-14 Scout
text: # Magni M-14 Scout
  
  The Magni M-14 Scout is an Italian autogyro, designed and produced by Magni Gyro srl of Besnate. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The M-14 features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in a tandem open cockpit with a windshield, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a four-cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S engine in pusher configuration. The turbocharged 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 powerplant is optional.
  
  The aircraft fuselage is made from TIG-welded 4130 steel tubing, while the cockpit fairing is fibreglass. Its 8.23 m (27.0 ft) diameter composite rotor has a chord of 22 cm (8.7 in) and is manufactured in house by Magni Gyro. The propeller is a three-bladed carbon fibre, ground adjustable type. Electric trim is standard equipment, as is a Flydat digital engine monitor. The second seat is located right behind the pilot's seat without a separate cockpit, dual controls or windshield and is intended for occasional use to carry a passenger. The pilot's seat includes an integral 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) fuel tank that provides three hours endurance. The aircraft has an empty weight of 244 kg (538 lb) and a gross weight of 550 kg (1,213 lb), giving a useful load of 306 kg (675 lb).
  
  ## Specifications (M-14 Scout)
  
  Data from Bayerl
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one
  * Capacity: one passenger
  * Empty weight: 244 kg (538 lb)
  * Gross weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)
  * Main rotor diameter: 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)
  * Propellers: 3-bladed carbon fibre, ground adjustable
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  * Endurance: 3 hours
  * Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)
  
  Avionics
  
  * Flydat digital engine monitor
  