The AutoGyro has come a long way in more than a century of flight. The post The History of Homebuilt Gyrocopters appeared first on KITPLANES.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bensen Aircraft Corp 28 The autogyro, with its unmistakable silhouette and ingenious simplicity, has long fascinated aviation ...

LONDON—Germany’s DLR aerospace research agency is gearing up for autonomous flight trials of an unmanned gyrocopter to prove the technology could be used for autonomous freight hauling. As part of the ...

While popular in general aviation as a low-cost and fun form of flight, the autogyro has never really made it big in the commercial world. Thousands of home- and factory-built machines are in private ...

Power parachuters Stephen and Terry Rastanis, of Walker, realized when the weather was even a bit windy, their hobby often became grounded. But after their first ride in an autogyro less than a year ...

Piasecki Aircraft has completed initial testing of the first autonomous autogyro as part of the competition to develop the Class III unmanned air vehicle for the US Army's Future Combat System (FCS) ...

Tuesday's fatal gyroplane crash in Highlands County has raised questions about the aircraft at the center of the tragedy. The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyrocopter, an autogyro or a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During the 1950s a number of aircraft ...

Very, very interesting. It’s been a while since I have seen a genuinely different platform and UAVentures and CLARDI seem to have hit the nail on the head with complex simplicity. Just watch the video ...