CarterGyro Demonstrator Jump Takeoff Gyrocopter

[testermanish]

Nice ROFLcopter.

[TheQueposfan]

Instead of expecting forest rangers and park rangers to patrol thousands of miles in jeeps wouldn't this be much, much cheaper. Not for every single operation, but for checking large areas. Even border patrol.

I have been fascinated by these and regret not getting into them when I had money, but these have so much potential! If you need a marketing/promotional guy please let me know. These should be everywhere.

[cheshirepat30]

How did you come down so vertically? was it a high wind situation?

[tsbrownie]

How close to the operating envelope is that? Or how risky? What's the procedure?

[tchick]

@tsbrownie I don't have the answers to your questions. This is a prototype gyro made by Carter Copters for research and development. They are trying to implement some of these features into a production model. Not sure what the progress is on that.

[tsbrownie]

@tchick There's a lot of cool things one can do in aircraft design, but it quickly puts the craft (operationally) out of the hands of the average pilot.

[tchick]

@tsbrownie I agree. I don't think this gyro would be for beginner pilots.

[BALAZSER1]

That looks like a very good escape most natural disaster situations vehicle to me. If only they where cheaper so everyone could have one?

[rbneville]

@BALAZSER1 compared to a real heli these are cheap.

[3593893]

that is a fast high jump there

[Gazinbali]

Do it again.. do it again huh.. will ya.. do it again Pleeeeezee..

[Finalcut23]

Curious, Is Carter , making gyrocopters with this jump system? Does the Monarch Butterfly come with a Jump system versus a MLS?

[tchick]

Carter's gyros are not yet in production. It looks like their models will be 2 place and 4 place enclosed gyros. I wish they would market either a gyro or a system like this for us single-place guys. Right now the MLS system is the best prerotator that comes on the Monarch Butterfly and it does not jump but can takeoff in very short distances.

[dajsinjo]

is there power to the main rotor or just wind, or maybe wind from pusher propeller?

is jump take off possible with no collective pitch control?

isn't this just as complicate as helicopter?

[tchick]

The early autogiros did integrate collective pitch and did perform jump takeoffs back in the 1930's. Igor Sikorsky and others took that technology and developed the helicopter.

[Rickenbacker69]

No, as in collective pitch, changing the pitch of all the blades at once, thus changing the lift of the entire rotor disc.

[kinestic]

bummer

[kinestic]

if there was no wind, I will buy one right now! (if it's for sale of course)

[kinestic]

so what was the headwind , like 40 knots?

[tomterahedrob]

do you have any video of a jump takeoff wth the wings attached?thanksand keep posting this great technology!

[josecarlos1955]

Excellent video, thanks for posting. It is great to see a serious company developing this greatly underestimated and proven gyro technology! Best of luck, Carter Copters!!!

[modelosaeronauticos]

very nice !

[Givusabrake]

Way to go, epecially with floats.

[OrangUtanUK]

You can't do jump take-offs with floats : the pre-rotator produces rotor torque.

[xbdfmpg]

that's why God invented anchors.  "And the anchor holds... the anchor holds!"

[dovesmagic]

I've heard people talking about this, but never actually saw it. Thanks for uploading the video. It's quite impressive.

I would cringe installing weights on any sort of aircraft, but must agree that it provides great advantages.

[caiman2007]

Hey!!! I want one!!!!!

[puka59]

WOW Nice job on takeoff and landing....

[professor1964]

Is it an helicopter or a big rocket in the rotor? I din´t understand how you did that. It´s amazing.

[43IMAC]

does any one know what the conditions where when filming, wind and altitude and is this a prerotator or pitch induced for jump take off?

[lepermunna]

that's very cool! Looks like a lot of fun! =D

[wiredmilk]

Is it just me or no volume?

[meggark]

impressive takeoff