The German partner appears to be
SMB Maschinen GmbH, a foodstuff water drainage system specialist, who in 2004 branched out into the world of gyrocopters by establishing
Rotortec. Their Cloud Dancer autogyro family (also offered for parapublic use as the
CD 410 AS) would therefore seem to be the genesis for the RT 216, SBM Development GmbH itself having been formed in 2014.
Details of the Chinese tie-up, which appears to be focused on development of the engine, are available via Google translate
here.
According to
Heliatica, the target date for EASA certification is end-2018, with an expected price tag of 350,000 – 500,000 Euros.
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