Gyrocopter pics
01-23-2005 | 02:51 PM
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01-23-2005 | 03:05 PM
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RE: Gyrocopter pics
Hi stlpilot in answer to your question NO
the rear engine prop swings but the rotor is static would be nice to have a rotating rotor.
the rear engine prop swings but the rotor is static would be nice to have a rotating rotor.
01-25-2005 | 06:21 PM
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RE: Gyrocopter pics
I built and flew two of those...Bensen design modified with stroked and large jugged VW motor...similar to those used in sand dragsters.
Yes, Dion...they ARE autogyros! ;-}
Only flaw with them is they don't tolerate zero or negative g flight long...the main rotor slows down, flaps, hits the tail and separates or just separates from the gimbal. A friend of mine died doing spirals in one. Not pretty.
The price of pushing a big pin-wheel (rotor) through the air.
Charles
Yes, Dion...they ARE autogyros! ;-}
Only flaw with them is they don't tolerate zero or negative g flight long...the main rotor slows down, flaps, hits the tail and separates or just separates from the gimbal. A friend of mine died doing spirals in one. Not pretty.
The price of pushing a big pin-wheel (rotor) through the air.
Charles
