Editing Autogyro (section)

=== United States certification ===

[[File:Super Genie.jpg|thumb|right|A Super Genie autogyro readying for takeoff]]

A certificated autogyro must meet mandated stability and control criteria; in the [[United States]] these are outlined in ''[[Federal Aviation Regulations]] Part 27: Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet |work = [[Federal Aviation Administration]] |title = Current FAR by Part |access-date = 13 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010623041447/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet |archive-date = 23 June 2001 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
The U.S. [[Federal Aviation Administration]] issues a [[Standard Airworthiness Certificate]] to qualified autogyros. Amateur-built or kit-built aircraft are operated under a [[Special Airworthiness Certificate]] in the Experimental category.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/airworthiness_certification/sp_awcert/experiment/expt_operating/ |work = [[Federal Aviation Administration]] |title = Experimental Category Operating Amateur-built, Kit-built, or Light-sport Aircraft |access-date = 13 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000622/https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/airworthiness_certification/sp_awcert/experiment/expt_operating/ |archive-date = 26 April 2020 |url-status = live }}</ref> Per FAR 1.1, the FAA uses the term "gyroplane" for all autogyros, regardless of the type of airworthiness certificate.