It was introduced in 2009[1][2] The Lightning's cockpit pod accommodates a pilot and passenger in tandem.

The engine is sited behind the cockpit, driving a 3- or 4-bladed ground-adjustable pusher propeller which is coaxial with the tail boom.

[4] This arrangement avoids the necessity of a tailboom beneath the propeller, giving a smoother empenage and reducing drag.

Beneath the tail-fin a spring-steel tailskid is fitted, to inhibit propeller strikes.

Its cruise speed of 81 kn (150 km/h; 93 mph) gives the autogyro a range of over 320 nmi (590 km; 370 mi).