Rotary Air Force 2000 Gyroplane

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Uploaded by on Jan 21, 2010

Are Gyroplanes airborne deathtraps or flying fun machines? There's only one way to find out, so PM columnist Jeff Wise takes one for a spin. Go to http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/4345004.html to read the complete story.

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  • Do they make a can of bug spray big enough to kill that thing?

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  • It seems that if one dove (tilted the rotor forward) quickly in forward flight that the air flow might be able to enter thru the top of the rotor and stall it (or even cause it to rotate backwards). Is that the case?

  • @MRoesterreicher1 Oncoming air, nothing but that. If the power quits, you just auto-rotate back down, as if gliding.

  • Now try landing with a cross wind :P

  • what is the main rotor powered with??

  • I find this quite remarkable and am thus most impressed.What is the fuel consumption?

  • The most important modification to this model is generally considered to be the

    horizontal stabiliser, as fitted to almost ALL other gyroplanes, for good reasons.

    Modifications affecting the relative positions of the thrustline and the Centre of mass

    are also available.

    Another mod, the 'whale-tail' rotor stabiliser, which is fitted to this machine,is

    claimed by the manufacturer to stabilise the machine in pitch.

    I fly a single-seat open machine, and it is indeed great fun to fly..

  • its verry nice!!

  • yo quiero uno me lo vendes men

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