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  2. Bensen B-8 - Wikipedia

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    The Bensen B-8 is a small, single-seat autogyro developed in the United States in the 1950s. Although the original manufacturer stopped production in 1987, plans for homebuilders are still available as of 2019. [needs update] Its design was a refinement of the Bensen B-7, and like that aircraft, the B-8 was initially built as an unpowered rotor ...

  3. Brock KB-2 - Wikipedia

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    Data from EAA General characteristics Capacity: 1 Empty weight: 240 lb (109 kg) Gross weight: 600 lb (272 kg) Powerplant: 1 × McCulloch 4318, 90 hp (67 kW) Main rotor diameter: 2 × 12 ft (3.7 m) Performance Cruise speed: 61 kn (70 mph, 110 km/h) Range: 520 nmi (600 mi, 970 km) Rate of climb: 1,900 ft/min (9.7 m/s) See also Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Bensen B-8 ...

  4. Bensen B-7 - Wikipedia

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    The basic gyro-glider B-7B Gyro-boat A Gyro-glider mounted on a standard sailing dinghy hull. B-7W Hydro-glider The B-7W "Hydroglider" was a gyrocopter designed to be towed from a motorboat at 10-20 mph. The B-7W was tested at Cypress Gardens Florida in 1955. It was marketed to be a sport vehicle, with practical uses in fish or submarine spotting.

  5. Bensen Aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Bensen B-5: 1953 Rotor kite Bensen B-6: 1953 Rotor kite Bensen B-7: 1955 Rotor kite Bensen B-8: 1955 Autogyro Bensen B-9: 1958 Helicopter Bensen B-10: 1958 1 Experimental VTOL aircraft Bensen B-11: Autogyro [1] Bensen B-12: 1961 1 Experimental VTOL aircraft Bensen B-13: 1963 [1] Bensen Mid-Jet: 1953 1 Experimental helicopter Bensen X-25: 1968 2 ...

  6. Tervamäki ATE-3 - Wikipedia

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    The ATE-3 is a Bensen-style autogyro, with a fuselage of welded steel tube. [2] ( Tervamäki had spent summer 1958 as a graduate student working at Bensen's factory. [3]) It has a single seat for the pilot, behind which is the rotor mast, and a piston engine driving a pusher propeller. [2]

  7. Bensen B-9 - Wikipedia

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    The Bensen B-9 Little Zipster was a small helicopter developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the 1950s and marketed for home building. Similar in general configuration to Bensen's previous rotor kite and autogyro designs, it consisted of an open aluminum framework but substituted the autorotating main rotor for a coaxial, counter-rotating system of two, two-bladed rotors.

  8. Autogyro - Wikipedia

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    An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος, "self-turning"), or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift.

  9. List of rotorcraft - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Bensen B-8; Bensen B-9; Bensen B-10; Bensen B-12; ... SkyCruiser Autogyro. SkyCruiser Autogyro SkyCruiser; SNCAC