Pitcairn autogiro flies!

[AugustusLarch]

Nice machine. You should restore a cyclic pitch model.

[ItsMeAgainXD]

never seen an aircraft like that before!!

[AirbikeRon]

Very inspiring flight. I love the sound of the radial and the aircraft looks soooo smooth in flight, graceful. I'd kill for a ride.

[OriginalAtomicSheep]

@AirbikeRon looks slow as hell too!

[synman95]

this is my uncels aircraft i got more pics of it if anyones interested in lookin at them just message me

ps synman95

[wartowne]

Spectacular!

[rcairpower]

What are the functions of this craft?

rudder

elevator

throttle

ailerons or roll of the rotorhead?

Thanks.

[peterp696]

@rcairpower: The control surfaces work like in any other conventional aircraft. The rotor head is fixed unlike in a modern gyro where it moves to provide directional control. The rotor gives this gyro 80% of it's lift and makes it 100% stall and spin proof.

[imsofaman]

Thanks so much for the info! I would love to see it in action one day and was wondering where it is now and where this footage was taken. Such a great video and the car at the end was a nice touch....

[imsofaman]

Nice footage!!!! OK....what is the story with this gyro? Where did it come from? Who rebuilt it? And is ther a wev site for more info?

[Tubes12AX7k]

As I understand it, this is a refurbished autogyro that used to belong to the Strawbridge family, of the Strawbridge and Clothier department store chain. They used to keep it at Wings Field in Blue Bell, PA.

[rcairpower]

Jack Tiffany is the lead restorer in the project in Ohio.