An autogyro, also known as gyroplane, gyrocopter, or rotaplane, is a type of rotorcraft which uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust.
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Is this XKCD comic list about autogyro features accurate?
I recently came across this XKCD comic which gives you a number of facts about autogyros:
Image is copyright XKCD, licensed under CC 2.5 BY-NC
I'm not sure if this is satirical or really drawing attention to some very odd real-world facts, or a mix…
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Would an Autogryro/Gyrocopter with wings be safer than a normal autogyro in a negative G situation?
Typically Autogyros experiencing "negative Gs" will crash.
I wonder if an Autogyro with wings would work as a fail safe for this situation? Would it allow the pilot to recover assuming this have enough height stall?
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Grand Canyon flying minimum altitudes
I'm looking to visit the Grand Canyon this September. I fly an open-cockpit two-seater gyroplane - a Magni M16. Its ceiling is around 13k' and I'm not wild about trying to reach the top end of that. I'm confused by the SVFR rules on the special…
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What is an autogyro, and why would I ever want to fly one?
Autogyros seem to be one of those mythical creatures: we know there are actually a few of them out there and they're supposed to be fun to fly.
What are they really; how do they work? And how do you fly one?
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