2002 Wings of Freedom Airshow - Chris Burgess

Chris Burgess
SnoBird Adventurer

2002 Wings of Freedom Airshow
Frederick, Maryland
Saturday August 17, 2002

IN THIS VIDEO, watch as Chris Burgess flies the SnoBird Adventurer, a homebuilt gyrocopter. Chris bases his aircraft at Frederick Municipal Airport and is a CFI there.

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• 2002

[warren52nz]

@SeikiBrian Yeah that makes sense. I've found the best way to visualize how they work is from watching maple seeds whirl around as they fall to the ground. You can really see the effect there.

[SeikiBrian]

"It's incredible that it can fly so slowly too since the energy to rotate the blades comes from the forward motion."

It depends on the wind speed. If the wind is directly over the nose at 15 - 20 knots you can "hover" motionless -- relative to the ground -- because your _air_ speed (and thus the airflow through the rotors) is independant of ground speed.

In fact, in a strong wind you can actually fly backward -- relative to the ground -- while still having a positive foward airspeed.

[warren52nz]

I still find it weird that you can put more energy into the freewheeling blades' rotation than you take out of them in lift. And I have degree in physics! I must study up on these. It's incredible that it can fly so slowly too since the energy to rotate the blades comes from the forward motion.

[fredy76lopez]

Hey! Chris good for you, this is from the 2 crazy puertoricans visit you time to time, Astolfo and freddie.I got pieces of those blades in my classroom.I will take some one of this weekends.

fred

fred

[gyroplanefdk]

Go Chris Go...