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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-kite .
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.
Model name First flight Number built Type Bensen B-5: 1953 Rotor kite Bensen B-6: 1953 Rotor kite Bensen B-7: 1955 Rotor kite Bensen B-8: 1955 Autogyro
Data from Bumble Bee Performance and Stress Analysis General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 10 ft (3.0 m) Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Empty weight: 213 lb (97 kg) Gross weight: 500 lb (227 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 2-cylinder air-cooled 2-stroke in-line piston engine, 40 hp (30 kW) Main rotor diameter: 23 ft (7.0 m) Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller Performance Maximum speed: 49 ...
Magni M-16 Tandem Trainer Magni M-24 Orion Magni M-14 Scout. Vittorio Magni was born in 1938 and started work in the rotorcraft industry in 1956 at Agusta.In 1967 he purchased plans for the Igor Bensen-designed B-8 autogyro and it became the first one flying in Italy.
The gyroplane was designed to comply with the US Experimental - Amateur-built rules. It features a single main rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, tricycle landing gear , and a twin cylinder, two-stroke , liquid-cooled, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration .
Bensen Aircraft Corporation. Bensen B-5; Bensen B-6; Bensen B-7; A person from Russia named Shumeyko built and flew a gyro hang glider in the 1990s. [3] [4]Stephan Nitsch designed and built a manned rotor kite hang glider; he used the term "Autogiro" for the rotor kite hang glider.
Data from Cliche and Kitplanes General characteristics Crew: one Length: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) Empty weight: 250 lb (113 kg) Gross weight: 600 lb (272 kg) Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke dual-ignition aircraft engine, 64 hp (48 kW) Main rotor diameter: × 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) Main rotor area: 380 sq ft (35 m 2 ...