Return Of The Autogyro
FEBRUARY 1969: McCULLOCH AIRCRAFT UPDATES THE GYROPLANE How would you like an aircraft that combines the advantages of both airplanes and helicopters, and yet is…
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Autogiro – Aviations Missing Link
Chief Test Pilot, Kellett Autogiro Corp. TN 1934 I thought I was buying my last automobile. The old bus now is much the worse for…
Diesel Engine Revolution
Piston Diesels Are Coming To America, But Will They Ever Catch On? Spend even a few minutes comparing the operation of an avgas-powered engine to…
The First Rotax 912 Engine
The Rotax 912 was designed especially for homebuilts. Is it just the tip of the iceberg? OCTOBER 1991: A sure sign that the homebuilt aircraft…
Bill Parsons Gyrocopter Guru
Bill Parsons has been flying gyros for 25 years; he attributes his longevity to proper training. Bill Parsons gave some last-minute instructions to his student…
Great Little Engines – Popular And Powerful
ARTICLE DATE: August 1994 ROTAX The reason Rotax so dominates the worldwide homebuilt and ultralight markets with their line of two and four-stroke engines is…
Subaru EA81 Turbocharged Engine Report
ARTICLE DATE: December 1994 This letter is in regard to the Direct Drive Turbocharge d EA81 in my Dragonfly fixed wing single seater. Yes, we…
Directional Stability of Ultra-Light Autogyros
ARTICLE DATE: December 1974 IN 1966, AFTER having flown my McCulloch powered Bensen B8-M for over 10 hours (in the powered configuration), while on the…
The Corvair Engine Syndrome
ARTICLE DATE: December 1974 HAVE YOU SEEN that guy next door with a Corvair engine mounted on a stand, turning a propeller with a gearbox…
History Of The Limbach Engine
ARTICLE DATE: August 1974 Herr Limbach’s Flying Beetles SICHER, ZUVERLAESSIG, SPORTLICH, and sparsam, which translates from German into safe, reliable, sporting, and economical. This not…