Designer John Chotia created the Gypsy in 1980 as a development of the
Chotia Woodhopper. The Woodhopper was itself a development of the
Chotia Weedhopper. The Gypsy was intended as an easier design for amateur builders to construct than the Woodhopper, with its all-wood construction. The Gypsy features bolted
aluminum tube construction, a wire-braced wing with a span of , with the ground wires supported by a
kingpost. The wing is of aluminum tube construction, with foam ribs and a covering of doped
aircraft fabric. The design has a standard empty weight of easily allowing it to qualify for the US
FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles category, with its maximum empty weight requirement. The initial engine was a two stroke powerplant of and the recommended power range is . The engine is mounted on the overhead keel tube in
tractor configuration. Unlike the open-air pilot seat of the Woodhopper, the Gypsy design places the pilot in a cockpit
bathtub pod with a windshield that provides wind protection. The main landing gear has no suspension and the tailwheel is attached to, and steered by, the rudder directly. The controls are conventional three-axis. The Gypsy was put into production in 2000 as a kit aircraft by Endeavor Aircraft & Automation of
Paw Paw, Michigan at a price of
US$6,900 for a complete kit. Production was completed in the mid-2000s and the kit is no longer available. Endeavor specified the
Rotax 277 as the standard engine and recommended a power range of . The kit version has a higher empty weight of . ==Variants==