Lift Without Wings?
The Little Wing gyroplane relies on a rotor ARTICLE DATE: May 1998 Who would want to return to the days of flying aircraft without wings?…
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Three Guys on a Flying Whatzit
ARTICLE DATE: January 1962 A tale of training in a Benson Gyrocopter in the “Good Ole Days” Dear Sir, I am a new member, and…
CarterCopter CC – R&D: Something For Everyone
ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 The roots of the CC program are planted firmly in the homebuilding community. The first aircraft Jay helped his father build…
Flying the Rotor
By Jerry L. Robinson, PhD. CFI, Gyroplane, and a bunch of other stuff – PRA Number 41142 ARTICLE DATE: Sept-Oct 2008 If you follow the…
Sport Copter Vortex Gyroplane
ARTICLE DATE: June 1995 Sport Copter’s New Vortex Kicks the Gyroplane Revolution into High Gear! Worn… Gee… Neat… Holy Smokes… Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SportCopter/…
The Engine Decision
Do-it-yourself airplane design ARTICLE DATE: February 1997 In my quest for a better back country airplane, I wanted more power than my Rotax 582-powered Avid…
Learning To Fly A Gyroplane
Dual gyro instruction in an RAF 2000 turns out to be an eye-opener ARTICLE DATE: March 1997 PHOTO ABOVE COURTESY: Daniel Popinga My wife and…
Fixed Wing Gyrocopter? Try A Trike!
ARTICLE DATE: March 1997 First question: What’s a trike? In aviation, trikes are two-axis weight-shift flying machines capable of speed ranges as low as 22-50…
How Not To Build A Tall Tail
Article Date: February 1992 My premise of a fixed vertical fin with horizontal stabilizers on the prop thrust line, along with a tapered rudder is…
Alternative Engine Power For Gyrocopters – Part 3
Article Date: February 1992 While ground tests using identical propellers do correlate to airplane maximum static RPM output, it was decided that flight tests with…