The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyroplane, an autogyro or a rotoplane -- to name a few. The FAA uses the term gyroplane. So, we will, too. Gyroplanes were invented by Juan de la Cierva in ...

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 ...

US researchers are reviving the gyrodyne concept and designing the Heliplane, a rotorcraft that promises faster speeds than conventional helicopters Since the perfection of the helicopter, the ...

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The autogyro, or gyroplane, is a largely unfamiliar type of aircraft, a sort of missing link between the aeroplane and the helicopter. Like a helicopter, it is a rotary wing aircraft, but it flies ...

Aviation consists of two major groups. Airplane enthusiasts, and helicopter enthusiasts. The two groups rarely get along, each extolling the virtues of their chosen craft. Somewhere in between are ...

A main blade that fell off a homebuilt gyroplane is what appears to have led to a July 30 crash that killed the flight instructor and pilot in a goat pasture in Clay County, according to a preliminary ...

Grasping at an opening in the market for a low-cost platform optimised for the booming aerial surveillance market, UK-based Gyrojet is single-handedly attempting to revive the autogyro. The privately ...

For many optimistic and thoroughly modern citizens, the American Dream of the 1930s included not only a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage, but also an Autogiro in every backyard. Chickens ...

BeyondHD is the first company in the UK to offer a fully certified gyrocopter for aerial filming, which CEO Keith Harding believes is ideal for filming a wide range of productions, including touring ...