CarterCopter CC – R&D: Something For Everyone
ARTICLE DATE: October 2000 The roots of the CC program are planted firmly in the homebuilding community. The first aircraft Jay helped his father build…
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Flying the Rotor
By Jerry L. Robinson, PhD. CFI, Gyroplane, and a bunch of other stuff – PRA Number 41142 ARTICLE DATE: Sept-Oct 2008 If you follow the…
Sport Copter Vortex Gyroplane
ARTICLE DATE: June 1995 Sport Copter’s New Vortex Kicks the Gyroplane Revolution into High Gear! Worn… Gee… Neat… Holy Smokes… Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SportCopter/…
The Engine Decision
Do-it-yourself airplane design ARTICLE DATE: February 1997 In my quest for a better back country airplane, I wanted more power than my Rotax 582-powered Avid…
Learning To Fly A Gyroplane
Dual gyro instruction in an RAF 2000 turns out to be an eye-opener ARTICLE DATE: March 1997 PHOTO ABOVE COURTESY: Daniel Popinga My wife and…
Fixed Wing Gyrocopter? Try A Trike!
ARTICLE DATE: March 1997 First question: What’s a trike? In aviation, trikes are two-axis weight-shift flying machines capable of speed ranges as low as 22-50…
How Not To Build A Tall Tail
Article Date: February 1992 My premise of a fixed vertical fin with horizontal stabilizers on the prop thrust line, along with a tapered rudder is…
Alternative Engine Power For Gyrocopters – Part 3
Article Date: February 1992 While ground tests using identical propellers do correlate to airplane maximum static RPM output, it was decided that flight tests with…
SPARROWHAWK Down-Under
ARTICLE DATE: 2006 COURTESY: ASRA Editor: Hi Greg, I discovered through the ASRA web site forum that you were building a SparrowHawk gyro from the…
Robbie R22 – Robbie R44 – Gyrocopter
An Aussie Reminisces ARTICLE DATE: 2006 Back in the late 70s early 80s when most of us still had dark hair, I had “gold fever”…