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Taggart Gyro Bee Plans-built version introduced in 1990. [1] Star Bee Light Kit-built version of the GyroBee, produced by Star Bee Gyros. Mounts a 23 ft (7.0 m) Sport Copter rotor, Ivoprop propeller and a 45 hp (34 kW) Zanzottera MZ 201. [1] [2] Star Bee Total Bee Kit-built version of the GyroBee, produced by Star Bee Gyros.
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 ...
The Midwest Hornet is an American autogyro that was designed by Don Shoebridge and made available by Midwest Engineering & Design in the form of free plans for amateur construction. [ 1 ] Design and development
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 ...
The Dominator is an open frame autogyro, constructed of bolted aluminium tubing and powered by a 52 hp (39 kW) Rotax 503 engine with a pusher propeller. [1] [2] The Dominator has both a single-seat and tandem two-seat variants. [1] It was one of the first autogyros to use a high tailplane to reduce dynamic and aerodynamic torque. [1]
The Brock KB-3 is an American autogyro that was designed by Ken Brock, produced by Ken Brock Mfg and introduced in 1985. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction and was also available as plans. [1] [2]
A modern, closed-cabin, pusher-propeller autogyro in flight. 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.
The Tervamäki JT-5, later marketed as the VPM MT-5, is a single-seat autogyro developed in Finland [1] by Jukka Tervamäki in the early 1970s and which was marketed in kit form for amateur construction. [2]