Commander Ken Wallis flying his gyrocopter
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@tchick: Yes you are correct and I am aware of that. I noticed there is a vestigial horizontal stabilizer on some of the Gyro's in the "hangar." Why do you suppose he hasn't applied it to this variant?
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my grandad met him a few months ago when he and a few others were given a tour of his manor and the hangers!
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i love crazy people
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Amazing guy! I saw Little Nellie fly many years ago when it did a promotional tour for the film and visited our town. I clearly remember Wallis swooping down over the crowd and firing those guns! (we were actually disappointed that it wasn't Sean Connery!). I'd love to fly one someday, just the once!
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Wing Commander Wallis is truly a very great man! With this variant of the WA116/7 he very cleverly has raised the pilot in effect lowering the thrust line of the ship without moving the 72HP two stroke engine. By eliminating the streamlined forward pod, that is much less noticeable and provides a lower polar moment of inertia. Also there's an increased area rudder to further harness the anti-rotational effect of the prop wash to counter torque roll without an additional horizontal stabilizer.
paullubliner 4 months ago
@paullubliner Eliminating torque roll isn't the only thing a horizontal stabilizer is used for. It's main purpose is pitch stability.
tchick 4 months ago
I remember seeing this about 20 years ago on TV--even videotaped it, though I don't have it anymore. Have been interested in gyro flight ever since, thanks to Ken Wallis. Anyone know the name or design of that gyro he's flying . . . some sort of modified Bensen design?
gamr4life 3 years ago
It's his own design. He designs and builds them himself. He's in his 90's and still flies.
tchick 3 years ago