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The Fairey Rotodyne: An Idea Whose Time Has Come - Again? |
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 Exclusive to Gyropilot, this
is the story of the rise and fall of the Fairey Rotodyne by Dr. Bruce
H. Charnov.
This
26 page adobe pdf
document
is available for download here>>. The
pdf document is 512kb and will take several minutes to download on
a dial-up connection. |
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Autogyro - Gyrocopter Video |
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See this short clip of Ken
Wallis and his G-BLIK Autogyro See this short clip of Kodak Gyrocopter Commercial See this short clip of Autogiro flying - Icarus Gyroclub Belgium |
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Short Hops |
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Image Gallery - Autogyro / Gyroplane Images |
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| View some fantastic Gyroplane images from 2004, Wallis Days, RAF Waddington 2004 and the London Fly Show 2004 | ||||
Autogyro - Books and Products from Amazon USA and UK |
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Note: from
Amazon USA ( )
and UK( )Rotary-wing Aerodynamics Clear, concise text covers aerodynamic phenomena of the rotor and offers guidelines for helicopter performance evaluation. Originally prepared for NASA. 537 figures. Info / Buy and From Autogiro to Gyroplane: The Amazing Survival of an Aviation Technology Predating the invention of the helicopter by two decades, the Autogiro was the world's first rotary-wing aircraft. The helicopter had the advantageous ability to rise straight up, while the Autogiro/gyroplane could only taxi. Yet the gyroplane was safer and more stable; both aircraft should have had value in market. Why did the helicopter survive and prosper, while the Autogiro became a nearly forgotten historical footnote? Why didn't the Autogiro catch on, and why is it being revived today? This book tells the 80-year history of today's gyroplane and its antecedent, the Autogiro. Charnov explains that the near-eclipse of the Autogiro was caused by a potent combination of bad luck, the impact of the Great Depression and World War II, and bad business decisions. Only by understanding the amazing manner in which this aviation technology has persisted and evolved can one fully understand the basis for its future. In contrast to the fate of the Autogiro, the gyroplane's unfolding story is characterized by successful business models, effective decision making, and the emergence of cutting-edge technology. The survival of the gyroplane may be a paradigm for the persistence of earlier, less complex technologies, and its future relies on grasping its colorful history. Info / Buy and The Gyroplane Flight Manual: For Gyrocopters and Sport Gyroplanes No synopsis - Info / Buy and Chicken Hawk As a child, Robert Mason dreamed of levitating. As a young man, he dreamed of flying helicopters - and the U.S. Army gave him his chance. They sent him to Vietnam where, between August 1965 and July 1966, he flew more than 1,000 assault missions. In Chickenhawk, Robert Mason gives us a devastating bird's eye-view of that war in all its horror, as he experiences the accelerating terror, the increasingly desperate courage of a man 'acting out the role of a hero long after he realises that the conduct of the war is insane,' says the New York Times, 'And we can't stop ourselves from identifying with it.' Info / Buy and Aces High Collectables Aces High Collectables - Diecast Model Aircraft Specialist Aces High Collectables specialising in the supply of aviation die cast models and general aviation memorabilia. |
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James Bond Gyrocopter & Bond Figure You Only Live Twice |
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 Available
from Amazon the James
Bond Gyrocopter & Bond Figure from 'You Only Live Twice.The ingenious gyrocopter which packs into four suitcases positively bristles with weaponary, as Blofeld was to discover. Our die-cast replica features rotating blades, working rocket launchers and paintwork precisely matched to the screen version. The model comes complete with a figure of the intrepid 007. Info / Buy |
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The Early Autogyro |
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 The autogiro (autogyro),
invented in the early 1920s by Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish civil
engineer-turned aeronautical engineer, has had a chequered career
but is now destined to be the aircraft of the future. Cierva's original
name for the aircraft was Autogiro, indicating that the rotor turned
by autogiration. This led some to call it the windmill plane. more>> |
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The Autogyro of the Present |
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 The majority of autogyros
today are built and flown for sport. However, they are designed,
sold and used for a fascinating variety of purposes: crop spraying,
aerial photography, checking power cables, ground searches, livestock
herding and even in a James Bond film in which the autogyro 'Little
Nellie' triumphed with its deadly airborne arsenal. Most present-day
autogyros have a push prop instead of a tractor prop. more>> |
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The Autogyro of the Future |
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| What will the future bring? I believe the basic autogyro of the future is already with us and has returned to its roots as a compound aircraft. At least two prototype aircraft in different parts of the world are flying successfully and ready to break many records and a few hearts. more>> | ||||
