Founded as VPM in 1976 by Vittorio Magni, this company developed the single-seat MT5 and two-seat MT7 gyrocopters. It was renamed Magni Gyro in 1996 and currently produces a range of ultralight autogyros, including the open-cockpit single-seat M 18 Spartan and two-seat M 14 Scout and M 16 Tandem Trainer. In total, around 300 examples were active at the beginning of 2002. The M 20 and M 21 are in development, but the M 19 is not expected to enter production. MAGNI M 16 TANDEM TRAINER The M-16 Tandem Trainer is a single engine, two seats in tandem, open cockpit autogyro. It features a pod and boom fuselage with sweptback tailplane and triple fins; rudder on central fin only. The structure is Chrome-alloy 4130 steel; TIG welded: glass fibre pod. It has tricycle undercarriage. The power plant is one turbocharged 84.6kW Rotax 914 UL flat-four with electric starter, driving a ground-adjustable pitch, three-blade, carbon fibre pusher propeller. Fuel in integral cockpit seat/tank of epoxy/glass fibre, capacity 50 litres.
