J-RO Gyrocopter Blog

This simple Blog relates to the DTA J-RO gyrocopter - designed and built at Montelimar in France. The J-RO is an enclosed tandem two seat gyro with a Rotax 912 or 914 engine.

This Blog will attempt to follow J-RO production and deliveries. Approx 65 machines have been built by Spring 2019.


The official DTA J-RO website can be found on the link below,


Link to DTA J-RO website




WORLD FLEET LISTING FOR DTA J-RO GYROCOPTER



AUSTRALIA - G

G-2017 - c/n unknown  -



CANADA - C

C-FIEP - c/n 028 - skyblue

C-FJIG - c/n 029 - white

C-GIVE - c/n 071 - white - newly registered October 2020, New Brunswick

C-GNJO - c/n 07 - yellow - Fatal accident May 2013 at Saint Lambert, Quebec, Canada

C-GRBI - c/n 08 - white - Sold to USA

C-GVIO - c/n 064 - newly registered April 2019




FRANCE - F Dept Registrations


F-JBEW - c/n 050 - white - accident March 2019 in Poland

Photo courtesy PKBWL

01-AFM - c/n unknown

03-AEV - c/n unknown

05-OQ - c/n unknown - yellow - callsign F-JVQL  - Fatal accident March 2022

26-AEF - c/n unknown - white - photo below

26-AEH - c/n unknown - yellow

26-AFI - c/n unknown - Fatal accident April 2016 at Montelimar

26-AFL - c/n unknown

26-AGY - c/n unknown - white

26-AHE - c/n unknown - red

31-VC - c/n unknown

34-AKE - c/n unknown - white/red "Gyrocopter Annecy"

51-WL - c/n 009 - white - callsign F-JULH

62-AZF - c/n 024 - white

70-KR - c/n unknown - white

70-LM - c/n unknown - white/black - built 2014 - radio F-JVSY

71-QU - c/n 047 - white - callsign F-JASW 

73-QC - c/n unknown

74-AEK - c/n 013 - red

74-AFH - c/n unknown

74-AGH - c/n 030 - white  - c/s F-JVZR

74-AHD - c/n 037 - red - sold to Sweden

74-AJE - c/n 057 - red - new 6.17 - c/s F-JBXL  - photo of J-RO 74-AJE below

77-BHX - c/n unknown - red c/s F-JTNU

77-BNJ - c/n unknown - white, operating in Poland 2016 - photo below

77-BQZ - c/n unknown - white/orange - operating in Poland

78-AKB - c/n unknown - white

86-NP - c/n unknown - white c/s F-JUWC "Horn  ULM"

974-OA  - c/n unknown - Reunion Isles - Accident August 2014

WDTA01 - c/n unknown - company demonstrator - c/s F-JTDQ



NEPAL - 9N

9N-AMK - c/n 052 - white - new April 2017 - Heli Air Nepal - photo of 9N-AMK below - Accident 7-5-19

with thanks to Aviation Nepal

9N-AMR - c/n 054 - white - new April 2017 - Heli Air Nepal - photo of 9N-AMR below

                                                         with thanks to Aviation Nepal





NEW ZEALAND - ZK

ZK-RAC - c/n 051 - new March 2017



POLAND - SP

77-BNJ - c/n unknown - white, operating in Poland 2016 with French Dept registration

77-BQZ - c/n unknown - white/orange - operating Poland

??? - c/n unknown - orange - delivered 8.17 

SP-XMAN - c/n 058 - red - seen 2020 

SP-XWOH - reg 2022



 

SWEDEN - SE

SE-VRH - c/n 037 - ex French - sold to Sweden 2017

SWITZERLAND - HB

???? - one example believed to operating with a French Dept registration

HB-WGB -  c/n 043 - registered August 2016 - photo below

HB-WGZ - c/n 055 registered September 2017


USA - N

N613WA - c/n 08 - white - registered 2018 - previously N825PX

N825PX - c/n 08 - white - previously C-GRBI





Unknown Accidents occurred on

13.8.13 at Montelimar, France - orange colours

30.6.13 at Casaleggio airfield, Italy

23.3.19 in Poland  - white c/s 




NOTES

J-RO c/n 042 exhibited unmarked at Aero 2019 - manufactured 10.15