Autogyros, also known as gyroplanes, were first developed in the 1930s and are a predecessor to the helicopter. They use a conventional aircraft engine and propeller to provide forward thrust and an unpowered rotor to give lift. Gyroplanes fly like a conventional aircraft but have the ability to take off and land over very short distances.
The RAF 2000 was designed by Canadian rotary aircraft designer and pioneer Bernard J. Haseloh. It went on the market in 1989 as a kit aircraft that could be built in 150 to 250 hours. Unlike other autogyros the 2000 GTX was designed without a horizontal stabilizer. The kits were manufactured by Rotary Air Force Inc. of Canada until 2007 when they were bought by UMRTC Eben Mocke of South Africa.
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