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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. While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearance, the autogyro's unpowered rotor disc must have air flowing upward across it to make it rotate.
The J-2 Gyroplane and how to fly it. Lake Havasu City, AZ: McCulloch Aircraft Corporation. 1970. p. 44. Lake Havasu City, AZ: McCulloch Aircraft Corporation. 1970. p. 44. Wikimedia Commons has media related to McCulloch J-2 .
The Pitcairn PCA-2 was an autogyro (designated as "autogiro" by Pitcairn) developed in the United States in the early 1930s. [1] It was Harold F. Pitcairn's first autogyro design to be sold in quantity.
B-8HD Super Gyro-Copter - development of Super Bug first flown in 1979 with hydraulic drive to pre-rotate rotor rather than separate engine B-8V - B-8 powered by a Volkswagen air-cooled engine B-8W Hydro-Glider - float-equipped B-8 intended to be towed behind a boat [ 4 ]
The J-RO was designed to combine the advantages of an ultralight trike with an autogyro. As such it is a "Cabriolet" (convertible) design whereby the gull-winged doors are removable to allow open air flight in the summertime and an enclosed cockpit for cooler weather.
Magni Gyro currently produces five sport autogyro models, all with similar pod and low boom, pusher engine layouts and the M-24 Orion have side by side seating and an enclosed cabin. It has a steel airframe with a carbon fibre cabin and engine-enclosing pod. Transparent, top hinged doors on either side give access to the two seats, which are ...
The Trixy G 4-2 R ("Gyro For Two powered by Rotax") is an Austrian autogyro, designed and produced by Trixy Aviation Products of Dornbirn.The aircraft was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2011 and when it was available it was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
On April 30, 2018, Giertz announced via YouTube that she had been diagnosed with a noncancerous brain tumor. [33] After surgery to remove the grade I meningioma on May 30, 2018, she has continued to post humorous and upbeat accounts of her post-surgery progress, including photos of her "potential super-villain scar" [ 34 ] and a public address ...