ARGON GTL

The Grand Turismo of gyroplanes - more than you expected

Every class of vehicle eventually produces a grand tourer - the one built not just to perform, but to carry you far, in comfort and in style. For gyroplanes, that machine is the ARGON GTL: a 600 kg maximum takeoff weight, up to five hours in the air, and a full cubic metre of luggage space, hand-built with the precision and finish of an Italian supercar in the colour you specify.

See one properly, outside and in

Specifications tell you a cabin is large; they do not let you feel it. This is a finished GTL at golden hour - the walkaround from nose to tail, the engine bay, the Garmin glass cockpit and the hand-stitched leather inside. Stay to the end, where someone walks into shot and gives you the scale. Two seats abreast rather than one behind the other is a choice with consequences - side by side or tandem sets them out.

Technical specifications

The GTL - Grand Turismo Long - earns its name: the fuel, the range and the luggage of a tourer, with the handling and the 360-degree visibility of an ARGON. Two of those lines are worth unpacking - how long it can stay in the air works the endurance and range out of the flight manual, and what fuel a gyrocopter uses explains why it fills up at a filling station rather than an aerodrome.

Need a third seat? There is one - the ARGON GTL Triple, on a 700 kg airframe. It is not UK-certified, and that page explains exactly why.

GTL vs ARGON 915 - the dimensions

The factory drawing tells the story at a glance: the GTL (left) is nearly half a metre longer and wider in the beam than the ARGON 915 (right) - that is where the cabin room and the luggage compartment come from.

The engine

At its heart is the turbocharged ROTAX 916 iS, producing 160 hp with the reserve to carry the GTL's weight and range - or the ROTAX 915 iS (141 hp), also turbocharged. Both are fuel-injected iS engines, which ROTAX rates as the best power-to-weight ratio in their class, full takeoff power up to 23,000 feet - an engine rating, not the aircraft's ceiling - and a 5-year worldwide manufacturer warranty - the two are compared in ROTAX 915 iS vs 916 iS. They drive an MT constant-speed propeller with a hydraulic governor, or a Woodcomp with electric governor and constant speed control.

Certified in six countries

Certification is the difference between a promise and a document. The ARGON GTL carries type certificates and approvals from aviation authorities across three continents - and in the UK, Manufaktura Lotnicza holds CAA A8-21 Factory Approval with full BCAR-T certification in progress.

Manuals & documentation

A certified aircraft lives on its paperwork. Every ARGON GTL ships with the full factory documentation set - all published openly by the manufacturer:

What it costs to run

The manufacturer publishes its running costs openly - a rarity in aviation. On ordinary PB 95 petrol at 25 litres per hour, fuel and oil come to about £33.68 per flying hour:

Manufacturer's fair-basis estimate (May 2025), excluding taxes; full sheet in the Operating Costs PDF above. See also our UK cost-of-ownership guide.

Proven across continents

ARGONs are not hangar queens. The fleet has crossed the Atlantic on the Fly The North expedition - 16,000 km from Europe to the USA - and the factory line turns out aircraft in every colour of the range, each with around 1,000 hours of handcrafted work.

Price

From £165,000, excluding taxes and delivery. Every ARGON GTL is built to order, and your configuration - engine, avionics, propeller, interior, colour - defines the final price. A fully specified aircraft runs to around £202,000, and the price breakdown sets out what moves the number and what it costs per flying hour. Contact us for a quote, or start from the manufacturer's 3D configurator.

Gallery

Catalogues

Browse the manufacturer's full catalogues:

Agile, or a grand tourer?

If you want the light, agile machine, look at the ARGON 915 iS. See both on our ARGON gyrocopters for sale page, read more in our Grand Turismo feature, or contact us to configure yours.

Frequently asked questions