My uncle was building one of these but passed away before he could finish it. I wish he had still lived close by so I could have helped him. I enjoyed his visits when he would bring pictures and videos of his progress. He was the coolest guys I knew. I miss him a lot.
Idk why but when that guy started to hover in the wind i got all excited and cheered for him. This looks fun and safe as long as you know what your doing. Easy to learn? need a license? Id like to see the police try to get you in one of these babies
@paintballgundown8 Pretty easy to learn with proper flight instruction. Only a few gyros are light enough to be in the ultralight class. Most fall into the experimental category so a license is required. A police dept in Texas is currently testing a gyroplane.
My brother had one similar to this. He too got his pilot's license when he was young. Flying was his passion! (he just passed away 4 months ago) He had a ball on his gyro. I remember 20+ years ago one of the local news stations did a segment on him and his gyro. They played the 'Top Gun' music to it, it was so cool. They are as safe as the pilot flying it. What I would give to watch him fly it again.
@neuralwarp@tchick, yes, that's the point I'm trying to make. Gyros glide all the time - the rotor blades are wings, and because they're always moving they glide and don't stall. Helicopters use brute force to lift themselves up; if their engine fails then the pilot has between 1.5 and 10 seconds to realise what the problem is, and change the rotor blade angles (collective pitch) so that the helicopter will begin to fly like a gyro, in autorotation. Otherwise the blades fold up and it crashes.
@neuralwarp yeah, that's the fun of it. I got my pilot license fixwing when I was 20. I had lessons flying a Bell 47 @ 21, for me an auto gyro is exciting! Over the yrs I grew & got heavier, I past the max. limits on weight.I would like to sell my gyrocopter
@danielpilot95 During flight if the engine stops you simply glide to a landing. With the guy at the end of the video that's hanging in the air, if his engine quit he would just drop back onto the ground. He was staying close enough to the ground that an engine failure would not present much of a problem.
@TrumpetCase With a normal landing in a gyro the power is reduced and the pilot glides in. The glide ratio is not as good as a fixed wing airplane but it will glide.
@kickflipinyaface Sure are. Follow the links up in the description paragraph and you'll find more information. There are several flyins during the year where you can go see a lot of gyros. The PRA site should have an events section with more info. Go to a flyin and check them out.
@david880brown By angle do you mean the blade pitch? The pitch of the rotorblades is fixed. The cyclic (stick) tilts the rotor disc forward, backward and side to side to control the aircraft in flight.
@david880brown The first gyro where the guy is hand spinning the blades to start them has a 72 hp, 4 cylinder, 2-stroke military drone engine. Not sure how many cc's it is. The gyro in the 2nd half has a Rotax 582 cc engine. About 65 hp.
@tchick I have been reading up a little bit about them because I might be interested in buying a kit soon and I have heard about the landings, but I was just thinking that the pilot is aware of a scheduled landing and ready for it, but might not be ready in a quick moment to land it safely. I know that you also have to be very aware up there and be ready for this contingency, but, I don't know, accidents happen right?
@MrRicardoSpears Part of flying these or any other experimental aircraft is planning for the unexpected. Engines are man-made and will fail. It's up to the pilot to take precautions in the event of an engine failure. I was taught to never fly over anything you can't land on. Follow fields, roads, etc so in case the engine quits you always have a landing spot. If you follow this advise an engine-out incident will only be an inconvenience and not an accident.
@jpfromdracut According to the FAA an "Ultralight" aircraft is one which weighs in at no more than 254 lbs. and less than 5 US gallons of fuel onboard which, doesn't require a license or training to fly but it must be in the daylight hours and over unpopulated areas.
I've thought about the motor thing. Scary, but wouldn't it be worth the risk to fly, really fly!
@MrRicardoSpears If the motor quits you simply glide to a landing. A normal landing is made by reducing the throttle and gliding in. If the motor quits the landing is just quieter.
Somebody tell me how it ended. I stopped watching half a minute in. Did the guy in the red shirt have to spin the rotor by hand for the entire flight?
do you need a liscense to fly a gyrocopter..and are u allowed to fly over populated areas....so if the motor cuts out on these things while in the air....is that the end or what?
@jpfromdracut Some gyros fall into the ultralight class and no license is required. To meet ultralight requirements it can not weigh over 254 lbs, carry more than 5 gallons of fuel, and not exceed 63 mph in straight level flight. If the gyro exceeds any of those it fits into the experimental amateur built category and a pilots license is required. If the engine quits you simply pick a landing spot and glide in for a landing.
@samriyaz Neither of these gyro models are currently sold. The first one is a Ken Brock KB-2 and the second one is a Ken Brock KB-3. A good design to make as a college project would be a Gyrobee. If you search the internet you can find the plans for free download.
I understand the basics. ie if the lift needed is 20knts and you have a 25knt head wind then you have the abilty of vertical take off. Once you are up and flying and say you need to fly back down wind, does that have a negative effect on the rotation of the wings?
@salamalycoom The wind is probably close to the minimum required for flight. Normal flight speed would be greater than that. Turning down wind (flying with the wind) would increase ground speed but airspeed would remain the same so it would not effect the rotor blades.
@flycopters Good to hear you are still flying. I won't be at El Mirage this year but I will be sending some DVD's for them to give out. Do you get on the rotaryforum?
@flycopters Youtube won't let me add a web address in this comment section. There's a link up in the description section of this video. It's mostly gyros but some helicopters. I'm in FL.
It creates thrust (forward motion) like a plan, but lift like a copter. As long as air is passing over the vertical rotor there will be lift. They are really funny to look at, but handle like a dream and are very safe. Perfect aircraft if you ask me.
@MultiMermaidMan Wind is only required if you want to do VSTOL take-offs and landings and don't have a pre-rotator. Many gyrocopters have a power take-off that spins the rotor up to vertical take-off speed via a clutched gear so that the pilot can set the collective, pop into the air vertically, and then fly away as the pusher prop accelerates the aircraft to normal take-off velocity.
The guy in the beginning helping spin up that rotor is really doing something extremely dangerous!! The pilot in the seat should be spinning up his own rotor!
Marion started flying again about 2 years ago after being away from the sport for years. If you search for her on youtube you'll find a video of her flying on her 80th birthday in 2009.
Man that video takes me back! I used to be a regular at El Mirage back in '88-'90. I kept my gyro at Ken Kienzle's ranch (is he still around?) and flew out of Kienzle's airstrip. I used to do the vertical takeoffs from the cement pad at the ranch like Brock does in the video and then I'd practice HOVERS out on the lakebed when the wind was really up - it blows nice and steady on the lake sometimes. Brock was a great guy - really nice and he made great gyro parts.
The rotor functions like a wing and a windmill at the same time. The wind passing up through the rotor causes it to spin fast, and the spinning causes the rotor to fly like a wing. Pushing (or pulling) the vehicle through the air with the rotor tipped backwards supplies enough airflow to maintain the spin, so you fly. The nice part about that is that if the engine dies (and the aircraft is well designed) it just settles since air is still flowing up through the rotor.
Well, gyrocopters work with relative wind, just like an airplane, BUT, the gyrocopter's wing rotate when they encounter wind from down under, just like a helicopter would do autorotation... Thats why the rotor (wings) are tipped backwards, so the relative wind can pass from underneath and create lift
Unlike a helicopter, the rotor is not powered by the engine. It is made to spin by aerodynamic forces, through a phenomenon called autorotation. Since the rotor is not powered, an autogyro needs a separate source for propulsion, like an airplane. Conventionally, these have been propellers in this case as pusher.
Ken Brock was great, unfortunately he died in a freak accident landing or taxiing an airplane, not in a gyro! His widow survived. He will be missed...
i THINK IN THIS CASE, IT DOES. tHAT ROTOR IS SPINNING A LOT FASTER THAN THAT GUY COULD TURN IT AND LOOK HOW QUICKLY IT TOOK OFF. iF THE ROTOR IS FREE SPINNING IT TAKES MORE TAXI TIME THAN WE SAW HERE. Sorry it was in caps-I didn't notice and didn't want to redo it.
Some gyros have a pre-rotator to help the blades spin up, but this gyro doesn't, which is why he used his hands to start it. As the engine runs, airflow helps the rotor to spin up - if you look at the video, the rotors are in the prop wash in the back of the gyro, which causes the blades to spin up. Plus, they had a high head wind, which also helped the rotors speed up. Gyros (most of them) have no power to the rotor at all, including the one here.
this one does not have an main rotor starter, so the one fellow got it spinning and the rotor into the wind got enogh rpms to take off (at least 200), acting like a 'fixed wing' sort of :)
On this gyro the bottom plate is meant to be a rock guard to protect the prop from rocks and debris. It is not a stabilizer. A lot of pilots add a horizontal stabilizer to these models to reduce the risk of PIO.
I don't understand when people don't understand the basic physics of why autogiros fly. But i would like to know that if you don't build one yourself how much would this kind of giro cost? In my stupid country, witch is so hopped up on all things safe you have to have all kinds of stupid permits to fly this thing.
Prices vary depending if it's an older gyro or newer nodel. An older model like the first one in this video can be purchased used starting around $5,000 for one considered flight ready. Some of the newer model gyros can be purchased used starting around $8,000 and up for a ready to fly gyro. Before you purchase a used gyro try to have an experienced gyro pilot check it out first. You don't want to buy someone else's junk.
It is really astonishing how easily the gyro takes off! But with no wind, it certainly requires a roll distance. Did you think about introducing a collective pitch? Another interesting device I read about is an electric motor prerotator (German gyro Cloud Dancer).
Most modern gyroplanes have pre-rotators. They make an electric (often a car starter), a mechanical one (Wunderlich), and a hydraulic one. All of them do a good job of shortening the take off roll.
Collective pitch control is not necessary on an autogyro since its always in autorotation. It would add a huge amount of complication to the mechanics, the blades would have to be simi-articulated (teeter-totter style) so that they could flap.
Thanks for your comments. However, I think that a two-blade rotor still remains simple regarding articulations. Of course, changing of collective pitch would be required to launch the aircraft upward (jump start) and maintain her in flight after increasing forward thrust. Three-blade rotors require surely a lot of mechanics, like helicopters. So rotors with more blades. Anyhow, thanks for your comments.
how the heck do those things stay level? What's to keep them from toppeling over? I want so bad , but they still scare me. they're the coolest though!
balls of steel
skal203 2 weeks ago
I remember flying at El Mirage back in the 80s. Great memories and I
lesterpfester 2 weeks ago
se loco n parece ser muito seguro voa nesse treco
MrPzeps 1 month ago
no tranco é foda em
34122fernando 1 month ago
I thought these things only existed in pilotwings...
gixxerfourfivezero 2 months ago
whatch your hand!
aoxilus 3 months ago
but will it blend?
YoungAries1ca 3 months ago
Thanks for the footage of Ken....wow, tears in my eyes!
He was the kindest and most helpful man you would ever meet.
GoldsberryGirl 3 months ago
My uncle was building one of these but passed away before he could finish it. I wish he had still lived close by so I could have helped him. I enjoyed his visits when he would bring pictures and videos of his progress. He was the coolest guys I knew. I miss him a lot.
delongds 4 months ago
This looks like a lot of fun. :) Thanks for sharing!
bikutorusan 4 months ago
ja pierdole takim czymś latać ma jaja koleś :D
MrEmio21 5 months ago
@MrEmio21 Raczej miał. Gość nie żyje już od dobrych 10 lat. Zabił się właśnie na jednym ze swoich wynalazków.
Ntwadumela1 3 months ago
Ken Brock is my one of my heros :D
Unguidedone 5 months ago
Looks great but I wouldn't sit in this machine like for a billion dollars. :-D
yksniset 5 months ago
I have been on one of these before, though the one i was on was a Gyro-glider, it was great fun!!!
DeadlyTeaParty 6 months ago
ikariam?
TheSksk 6 months ago
ah mighty gyrocopter from DOTA :))))
VladimirPotran 8 months ago
Reminds me of the gyro from Crimson Skies High Road to Revenge
UNpilot15 8 months ago
Great video :D Just wondering what type of gyro is that?
Quality2Randomness 8 months ago
@Quality2Randomness The one at the beginning of the video is a Ken Brock KB-2, the one at the end is a Ken Brock KB-3.
tchick 8 months ago
What if the engine quits? he will glide like a rock!
shivrajvishnu 8 months ago
@shivrajvishnu If the engine quits he will glide gently to the ground safe and sound.
drKEV806 8 months ago
Idk why but when that guy started to hover in the wind i got all excited and cheered for him. This looks fun and safe as long as you know what your doing. Easy to learn? need a license? Id like to see the police try to get you in one of these babies
paintballgundown8 8 months ago
@paintballgundown8 Pretty easy to learn with proper flight instruction. Only a few gyros are light enough to be in the ultralight class. Most fall into the experimental category so a license is required. A police dept in Texas is currently testing a gyroplane.
tchick 8 months ago
@tchick Isn't it just a sport licenses you need for experimental?
mafuletrekkie 7 months ago
@tchick
licensing is immoral and unconstitutional. Completely contradictory to freedom.
TheBlarges 5 months ago
@TheBlarges One cannot be free to be dangerous or detrimental to undeserving people. Licensing shows some level competency and safety for others.
maddumass 3 months ago
are you allowed to fly everywere with gyrocopters?
robinflamantt 9 months ago
@robinflamantt gyros must follow all FAA regulations like other aircraft.
tchick 8 months ago
My brother had one similar to this. He too got his pilot's license when he was young. Flying was his passion! (he just passed away 4 months ago) He had a ball on his gyro. I remember 20+ years ago one of the local news stations did a segment on him and his gyro. They played the 'Top Gun' music to it, it was so cool. They are as safe as the pilot flying it. What I would give to watch him fly it again.
maryheltzel 9 months ago
so many death on these things, dangerous little fackers lol
Mr2pint 10 months ago
Its a glider folks . They were towed behind Uboats for observation during WW2
jeffrey19621 10 months ago
32fsas? Go back to school. You know nothing.
hillberg100 10 months ago
if the motor dies ur fucked
32fsas 10 months ago
These are like dune-buggies, except for the air!
Badhyungah 10 months ago
this must be the roflcopter i keep hearing about
Prashanth12344 10 months ago
For footage of a gyro landing safely with its engine failed, see the clip labelled "GYROCOPTER ENGINE OUT".
neuralwarp 11 months ago
It looks nice, but what if the propeller stopped ?
metadera 11 months ago
@tchick they're not helis, they're gyros. Big difference.
neuralwarp 11 months ago 5
@neuralwarp This video is about gyroplanes/gyrocopters, not helicopters. Big difference.
tchick 11 months ago
@neuralwarp @tchick, yes, that's the point I'm trying to make. Gyros glide all the time - the rotor blades are wings, and because they're always moving they glide and don't stall. Helicopters use brute force to lift themselves up; if their engine fails then the pilot has between 1.5 and 10 seconds to realise what the problem is, and change the rotor blade angles (collective pitch) so that the helicopter will begin to fly like a gyro, in autorotation. Otherwise the blades fold up and it crashes.
neuralwarp 11 months ago
@neuralwarp yeah, that's the fun of it. I got my pilot license fixwing when I was 20. I had lessons flying a Bell 47 @ 21, for me an auto gyro is exciting! Over the yrs I grew & got heavier, I past the max. limits on weight.I would like to sell my gyrocopter
daringDarryl 10 months ago
How much did it cost to make that? I want one.
WorldwideBooks 11 months ago
@WorldwideBooks You can find used older gyros starting around $7000 and up. New ones start around $15,000 and up.
tchick 11 months ago
@tchick
He can make one himself for practically no money
Just needs to find a working engine in a junkyard and some scrap metal
adrastea99 9 months ago
@WorldwideBooks I own a benson type gyrocopter Ibuilt back in 1978, since then, it is stored in pieces for storage space. I would like to sell it.
daringDarryl 10 months ago
Looks like it belongs in the GLA's garage. I can see it now, "It still run!"
Floatingpeasant 1 year ago
now to add the vulcan cannon, a grenade box and some missile clamps
ConnorXV 1 year ago
flying coffin haha
elvedin555 1 year ago
wat if the engine stops youre screwed 0_0
danielpilot95 1 year ago
@danielpilot95 During flight if the engine stops you simply glide to a landing. With the guy at the end of the video that's hanging in the air, if his engine quit he would just drop back onto the ground. He was staying close enough to the ground that an engine failure would not present much of a problem.
tchick 1 year ago
@tchick gliding in a heli though? don't you need wings to glide?
TrumpetCase 11 months ago
@TrumpetCase With a normal landing in a gyro the power is reduced and the pilot glides in. The glide ratio is not as good as a fixed wing airplane but it will glide.
tchick 11 months ago
@tchick thats pretty cool it seems like something that would just fall out of the sky if it stopped running :p
TrumpetCase 11 months ago
@tchick Are these open to the public for purchase?
kickflipinyaface 11 months ago
@kickflipinyaface Sure are. Follow the links up in the description paragraph and you'll find more information. There are several flyins during the year where you can go see a lot of gyros. The PRA site should have an events section with more info. Go to a flyin and check them out.
tchick 11 months ago
Anybody have one like this for Sale ??
XlvKim 1 year ago
Is the angle of the rotor critical? i.e. does it need to accurate to work
david880brown 1 year ago
@david880brown By angle do you mean the blade pitch? The pitch of the rotorblades is fixed. The cyclic (stick) tilts the rotor disc forward, backward and side to side to control the aircraft in flight.
tchick 1 year ago
@tchick thanks for the reply, I had never seen or heard of a gyrocopter before.
david880brown 1 year ago
what cc is the engine?
david880brown 1 year ago
@david880brown The first gyro where the guy is hand spinning the blades to start them has a 72 hp, 4 cylinder, 2-stroke military drone engine. Not sure how many cc's it is. The gyro in the 2nd half has a Rotax 582 cc engine. About 65 hp.
tchick 1 year ago
I want one and I want it now!!
dtecum 1 year ago 4
@dtecum You can buy used ones for around 6000 dollars.
Jakeequa 2 months ago
this is so cool its like a flying go cart they should have these at boomers
danielpilot95 1 year ago
@tchick OK, I have heard that they are incredibly safe, and you seem to know a lot about the subject so I will take your word for it.
MrRicardoSpears 1 year ago
@tchick I have been reading up a little bit about them because I might be interested in buying a kit soon and I have heard about the landings, but I was just thinking that the pilot is aware of a scheduled landing and ready for it, but might not be ready in a quick moment to land it safely. I know that you also have to be very aware up there and be ready for this contingency, but, I don't know, accidents happen right?
MrRicardoSpears 1 year ago
@MrRicardoSpears Part of flying these or any other experimental aircraft is planning for the unexpected. Engines are man-made and will fail. It's up to the pilot to take precautions in the event of an engine failure. I was taught to never fly over anything you can't land on. Follow fields, roads, etc so in case the engine quits you always have a landing spot. If you follow this advise an engine-out incident will only be an inconvenience and not an accident.
tchick 1 year ago
@jpfromdracut According to the FAA an "Ultralight" aircraft is one which weighs in at no more than 254 lbs. and less than 5 US gallons of fuel onboard which, doesn't require a license or training to fly but it must be in the daylight hours and over unpopulated areas.
I've thought about the motor thing. Scary, but wouldn't it be worth the risk to fly, really fly!
MrRicardoSpears 1 year ago
@MrRicardoSpears If the motor quits you simply glide to a landing. A normal landing is made by reducing the throttle and gliding in. If the motor quits the landing is just quieter.
tchick 1 year ago
Somebody tell me how it ended. I stopped watching half a minute in. Did the guy in the red shirt have to spin the rotor by hand for the entire flight?
marknew91 1 year ago
@marknew91 Too bad. You missed the best part.
tchick 1 year ago
i got a toy gyrocopter
kylecookie2 1 year ago
do you need a liscense to fly a gyrocopter..and are u allowed to fly over populated areas....so if the motor cuts out on these things while in the air....is that the end or what?
jpfromdracut 1 year ago
@jpfromdracut Some gyros fall into the ultralight class and no license is required. To meet ultralight requirements it can not weigh over 254 lbs, carry more than 5 gallons of fuel, and not exceed 63 mph in straight level flight. If the gyro exceeds any of those it fits into the experimental amateur built category and a pilots license is required. If the engine quits you simply pick a landing spot and glide in for a landing.
timjchick 1 year ago
yeah this thing looks safe..
kingwithabrokencrown 1 year ago
I WANT ONE!!!
Zedifo1 1 year ago
FABULOSO!!!!!!
vitorbiondi 1 year ago
LIVING THE DREAM!
gag75 1 year ago
Whats somthing like that worth ?
44BlackAce44 1 year ago
@44BlackAce44 Depending on condition and extras the first one you see in the video is worth anywhere from $5000 - $10,000.
timjchick 1 year ago
subiu
everluik 1 year ago
Flying lawnmower!
AZ1973tk 1 year ago
Funy start. I like it. :)
mkrzyzowski 1 year ago
why do they fly over fields? are they banded over suburbs?
yumyumsashimi 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
sir i want to make gyro as a college project so i want little info about that gyro shown in video................
like its engine power, type of rotor hub,Design of blades etc.
i shall be highly thankful to you if u send me basic technical info of this gyro model...........
samriyaz 1 year ago
sir i want to make gyro as a college project so i want little info about that gyro shown in video................
like its engine power, type of rotor hub,Design of blades etc.
i shall be highly thankful to you if u send me basic technical info of this gyro model...........
samriyaz 1 year ago
@samriyaz Neither of these gyro models are currently sold. The first one is a Ken Brock KB-2 and the second one is a Ken Brock KB-3. A good design to make as a college project would be a Gyrobee. If you search the internet you can find the plans for free download.
tchick 1 year ago
@tchick
ok!!!!!!!!
thanx a lot
samriyaz 1 year ago
just wow.. really fascinating
Dubconferencedotorg 1 year ago
I never was interested in Flying. but this I want to learn :)
Dubconferencedotorg 1 year ago
I understand the basics. ie if the lift needed is 20knts and you have a 25knt head wind then you have the abilty of vertical take off. Once you are up and flying and say you need to fly back down wind, does that have a negative effect on the rotation of the wings?
salamalycoom 1 year ago
@salamalycoom The wind is probably close to the minimum required for flight. Normal flight speed would be greater than that. Turning down wind (flying with the wind) would increase ground speed but airspeed would remain the same so it would not effect the rotor blades.
tchick 1 year ago
Wow. I used to camp at El Mirage in the late 1960's. Ken Brock was THE GUY with gyrocopters out there. What memories!
kimmer6 1 year ago
The Guy in the red is me Helping Ed get in the air.
Esteban Jimenez
flycopters 1 year ago
@flycopters Esteban, Do you still go out to El Mirage?
tchick 1 year ago
@tchick I fly Helicopters now and have not flown a Gyro in 5years. but i will be there this year. how about you?
Esteban
flycopters 1 year ago
@flycopters Good to hear you are still flying. I won't be at El Mirage this year but I will be sending some DVD's for them to give out. Do you get on the rotaryforum?
tchick 1 year ago
@tchick
No i don't even know about the Rotaryforum send me a Link. where are you based?
I live in Los Angeles.
flycopters 1 year ago
@flycopters Youtube won't let me add a web address in this comment section. There's a link up in the description section of this video. It's mostly gyros but some helicopters. I'm in FL.
tchick 1 year ago
real life engineering mount
nilocolin24 1 year ago
hwo many people think the video would have been more interesting if his hand got cut off spinning the... ?
hydrobot2003 1 year ago
Going to start working on my own!
asparwhite86 1 year ago
0:25 disco dance
dannyman4444 1 year ago
i love it....
ilikeyouallot 1 year ago
Looks technically simple. Maybe I can build one?
Does anyone have plans of building such a thing???
Alex1983demo 1 year ago
cool vid!
TheVittleVlog 1 year ago
I don't quite understand it. Is it more of a plane than a helicopter?
jebustheone 2 years ago
It creates thrust (forward motion) like a plan, but lift like a copter. As long as air is passing over the vertical rotor there will be lift. They are really funny to look at, but handle like a dream and are very safe. Perfect aircraft if you ask me.
McgintyAoS 2 years ago
yeah, but the only problem is that you need wind right?
MultiMermaidMan 2 years ago
@MultiMermaidMan Wind is only required if you want to do VSTOL take-offs and landings and don't have a pre-rotator. Many gyrocopters have a power take-off that spins the rotor up to vertical take-off speed via a clutched gear so that the pilot can set the collective, pop into the air vertically, and then fly away as the pusher prop accelerates the aircraft to normal take-off velocity.
superhakujin 1 year ago
...beautiful
LubricatedBeat 2 years ago
The guy in the beginning helping spin up that rotor is really doing something extremely dangerous!! The pilot in the seat should be spinning up his own rotor!
usairpilotfophx 2 years ago
this sure takes me back to my gyro days, 20 years ago, I used to love windy days, could hover over a place, for aerial photography, dead easy,
(in New Zealand, this is),I got taught in Tracy, US, by Marrion Springer,
yyyzzzz 2 years ago
Marion started flying again about 2 years ago after being away from the sport for years. If you search for her on youtube you'll find a video of her flying on her 80th birthday in 2009.
tchick 2 years ago
Many thanks, I'll look out for her, she certainly was a gutsy lady
yyyzzzz 2 years ago
lol ken brock? xD
11jeopardy11 2 years ago
Man that video takes me back! I used to be a regular at El Mirage back in '88-'90. I kept my gyro at Ken Kienzle's ranch (is he still around?) and flew out of Kienzle's airstrip. I used to do the vertical takeoffs from the cement pad at the ranch like Brock does in the video and then I'd practice HOVERS out on the lakebed when the wind was really up - it blows nice and steady on the lake sometimes. Brock was a great guy - really nice and he made great gyro parts.
lesterpfester 2 years ago
i wish i could fly one of these things to work and back. fly over all those suckers in traffic!
silverio1942 2 years ago 19
Just get a motorcycle.
b33p 2 years ago
@silverio1942 It looks like you can land it in a parking lot.
NoPetrol 1 year ago
looks like the gyrocopter from road warrior
zonzar27 2 years ago 12
please can someone explain how these work? i've been reading comments but still not entirely too sure
mrhaydon 2 years ago
The rotor functions like a wing and a windmill at the same time. The wind passing up through the rotor causes it to spin fast, and the spinning causes the rotor to fly like a wing. Pushing (or pulling) the vehicle through the air with the rotor tipped backwards supplies enough airflow to maintain the spin, so you fly. The nice part about that is that if the engine dies (and the aircraft is well designed) it just settles since air is still flowing up through the rotor.
Traqr 2 years ago
Well, gyrocopters work with relative wind, just like an airplane, BUT, the gyrocopter's wing rotate when they encounter wind from down under, just like a helicopter would do autorotation... Thats why the rotor (wings) are tipped backwards, so the relative wind can pass from underneath and create lift
RFTAEC100 2 years ago
Unlike a helicopter, the rotor is not powered by the engine. It is made to spin by aerodynamic forces, through a phenomenon called autorotation. Since the rotor is not powered, an autogyro needs a separate source for propulsion, like an airplane. Conventionally, these have been propellers in this case as pusher.
erichegi 2 years ago
Ken Brock was great, unfortunately he died in a freak accident landing or taxiing an airplane, not in a gyro! His widow survived. He will be missed...
josecarlos1955 2 years ago
i dont get it.. why to move the main rotor blade? increase rpm? awesome vid:)
ymanganelli 2 years ago
maybe the engine isnt strong enough to start the rotar.. just to maintain speed
youhatemecuzimsexy 2 years ago
I think that too.. not enough RPMS to get it going.. i think they should regulate the gas needle more.. thanks for hitting back:)
ymanganelli 2 years ago
The rotor is free spinning - the engine doesn't spin the rotor, only the propellor.
GyroplaneFan 2 years ago 3
i THINK IN THIS CASE, IT DOES. tHAT ROTOR IS SPINNING A LOT FASTER THAN THAT GUY COULD TURN IT AND LOOK HOW QUICKLY IT TOOK OFF. iF THE ROTOR IS FREE SPINNING IT TAKES MORE TAXI TIME THAN WE SAW HERE. Sorry it was in caps-I didn't notice and didn't want to redo it.
jhr459 2 years ago
Some gyros have a pre-rotator to help the blades spin up, but this gyro doesn't, which is why he used his hands to start it. As the engine runs, airflow helps the rotor to spin up - if you look at the video, the rotors are in the prop wash in the back of the gyro, which causes the blades to spin up. Plus, they had a high head wind, which also helped the rotors speed up. Gyros (most of them) have no power to the rotor at all, including the one here.
GyroplaneFan 2 years ago
to get a faster lift-off
herbertspock 2 years ago
thats interesting.. thanks for hitting back:)
ymanganelli 2 years ago
this one does not have an main rotor starter, so the one fellow got it spinning and the rotor into the wind got enogh rpms to take off (at least 200), acting like a 'fixed wing' sort of :)
josecarlos1955 2 years ago
wow thats interesting... thanks for the explanation:)
ymanganelli 2 years ago
On this gyro the bottom plate is meant to be a rock guard to protect the prop from rocks and debris. It is not a stabilizer. A lot of pilots add a horizontal stabilizer to these models to reduce the risk of PIO.
tchick 2 years ago
I don't understand when people don't understand the basic physics of why autogiros fly. But i would like to know that if you don't build one yourself how much would this kind of giro cost? In my stupid country, witch is so hopped up on all things safe you have to have all kinds of stupid permits to fly this thing.
leevi1234 3 years ago
A gyro like the first one can be found used for approx $4000 US.
tchick 2 years ago
@tchick My god, that's cheaper than a motorcycle. I could fly for less money than buying the cheapest car I can find.
NoPetrol 1 year ago
These machines really seem to be breaking all physical limits :) Surely one of the best and coolest things in the world! Land safely!
RadioflyerGeri 3 years ago
DO WANT!
Blo0daXe 3 years ago
I can't seem to find out how much does beginner gyro cost. With rear engine of course. Could someone help me?
ParaglidingManiac 3 years ago
Prices vary depending if it's an older gyro or newer nodel. An older model like the first one in this video can be purchased used starting around $5,000 for one considered flight ready. Some of the newer model gyros can be purchased used starting around $8,000 and up for a ready to fly gyro. Before you purchase a used gyro try to have an experienced gyro pilot check it out first. You don't want to buy someone else's junk.
tchick 3 years ago
lol
sdrfgvrfgvsfravgdsvS 3 years ago
It is really astonishing how easily the gyro takes off! But with no wind, it certainly requires a roll distance. Did you think about introducing a collective pitch? Another interesting device I read about is an electric motor prerotator (German gyro Cloud Dancer).
stol41 3 years ago
Most modern gyroplanes have pre-rotators. They make an electric (often a car starter), a mechanical one (Wunderlich), and a hydraulic one. All of them do a good job of shortening the take off roll.
namsinc 3 years ago
Collective pitch control is not necessary on an autogyro since its always in autorotation. It would add a huge amount of complication to the mechanics, the blades would have to be simi-articulated (teeter-totter style) so that they could flap.
mekkler 2 years ago
Thanks for your comments. However, I think that a two-blade rotor still remains simple regarding articulations. Of course, changing of collective pitch would be required to launch the aircraft upward (jump start) and maintain her in flight after increasing forward thrust. Three-blade rotors require surely a lot of mechanics, like helicopters. So rotors with more blades. Anyhow, thanks for your comments.
stol41 2 years ago
Great stuff!!
AdzProductions 3 years ago
THIS IS REALLY COOL!I wonder how much extra weight it would add to have the jump takeoff feature.
tomterahedrob 4 years ago
5 stars by the way. That's cool how they got them to take off in the high wind just by sitting still.
hootyhaha 4 years ago
how the heck do those things stay level? What's to keep them from toppeling over? I want so bad , but they still scare me. they're the coolest though!
hootyhaha 4 years ago
They stay level by controlling the rotor. The cyclic stick tilts the rotor forward/back and left/right for flight control.
tchick 3 years ago
Wow I never new!!!!!!!!!!
markuzyzzzz 4 years ago
Tim, that was a great video. I have been able to do that once when I had about 35 mph winds. KB really should some good rotor management!
gyro582 4 years ago