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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Bensen designs became so ubiquitous that the term "gyroglider" is sometimes used to refer to any rotor kite, regardless of manufacturer. In the 1960s, a B-8 gyroglider was evaluated by the United States Air Force as a "Discretionary Descent Vehicle", to provide a more controllable alternative than a parachute for a pilot ejecting from a ...
Bensen B-6; Bensen B-8; Bensen B-9; Bensen B-10; Bensen B-12; Bensen Mid-Jet; Boeing ... SkyCruiser Autogyro. SkyCruiser Autogyro SkyCruiser; SNCAC. SNCAC NC.2001; SNCASE
Igor Vasilevich Bensen (Russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Бенсен; April 1, 1917 – February 10, 2000) was a Russian-American engineer. He founded Bensen Aircraft , a US company which produced a successful line of gyrogliders (rotor kites) and autogyros .
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.
Bensen Aircraft Company (defunct) [10] Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters & Boeing-Vertol) [45] Brantly International [20] – all manufacturing is done in Qingdao, China [46] Campbell Aircraft Company (defunct) [10] Carter Aviation Technologies [47] Cessna [48] Columbia Helicopters; Curtiss-Wright [21] Doman Helicopters [4]