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  1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of autogyro aircraft?

    Nov 26, 2017 · Autogyros survive just as fun aircraft, capable of very slow but safe flight and very suitable for recreational flight. Bensen-type gyros, with fixed-pitch, seesaw rotors, are –with …

  2. Is it possible to have dual contra-rotating rotors on a gyrocopter …

    5 Is it possible to have dual contra-rotating fixed-pitch rotors on a gyrocopter or gyroplane? It would seem to me that it would provide a lot more lift. I am wondering if any disadvantages …

  3. What are the uses of gyroplanes? - Aviation Stack Exchange

    Feb 29, 2016 · The gyrocopter is cheap, versatile, and as easy to operate as an off-road motorcycle. What can it be used for? For everyone's daily ride to work. The owner of Quobba …

  4. Why aren't there any larger autogyros/gyrocopters?

    May 2, 2024 · Simply put, all the information I've found about autogyros/gyrocopters has been about very small single-engine sport aircraft that can carry the pilot and maybe one passenger. …

  5. How to calculate the amount of thrust of a autogyro during auto ...

    Sep 26, 2017 · 1 When a autogyro/gyrocopter is in a horizontal steady flight the rotor should be able to provide enough thrust using the auto rotation principle if the horizontal speed can be …

  6. aircraft design - Aviation Stack Exchange

    Dec 15, 2021 · According to what was said about this aircraft, the rotors (which worked as in an Autogyro/Gyrocopter after the vertical take-off) were able to eliminate 40% of the aircraft's total …

  7. Would an Autogryro/Gyrocopter with wings be safer than a …

    Jan 21, 2023 · Typically Autogyros experiencing "negative Gs" will crash. I wonder if an Autogyro with wings would work as a fail safe for this situation? Would it allow the pilot to …

  8. How to convert a PPL (Gyrocopter) to a PPL (Helicopter)?

    If I have a Private Pilot License (PPL) for gyrocopters, and I want to convert it to PPL for helicopters, are my flight hours in the gyrocopter considered for me as flight hours in helicopters?

  9. Why does XKCD say that autogyros will crash if the pilot reacts to …

    Mar 27, 2018 · Why would a gyrocopter have so much forward stick travel in the first place that using it will make it crash?

  10. flight dynamics - What happens when a helicopter loses the …

    Aug 27, 2024 · A guy designed a very long stroke landing gear for a small open single seat gyrocopter. He could stop it in flight and descend straight to the ground and the gear could …