#autogyro — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #autogyro, aggregated by home.social.
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There are several #EVTOL startups around, struggling to raise enough capital for their air taxi designs:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33em6jrx1go
I'm constantly surprised that the #autogyro design isn't used for any of these.
It's proven technology (older than the helicopter), can be made much safer and simpler than a helicopter (the early ones were safer than planes), they are much quieter and even power loss is not often a big deal. Vertical takeoff can be done with various mechanisms.
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Shakycam #AutoGyro
I think they were off the power at this point, it had a very buzzy engine/prop sound earlier -
Today's notable #KWVI traffic was not a bird, or a plane, or a helicopter…
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🛰️🚫 Flight #N232PG (#AUTOGYRO Cavalon) is squawking radio failure (7600)! ✈️
Track the flight here: https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a2113a
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🛰️🚫 Flight #N232PG (#AUTOGYRO Cavalon) is squawking radio failure (7600)! ✈️
Track the flight here: https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a2113a
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🛰️🚫 Flight #N232PG (#AUTOGYRO Cavalon) is squawking radio failure (7600)! ✈️
Track the flight here: https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a2113a
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🛰️🚫 Flight #N232PG (#AUTOGYRO Cavalon) is squawking radio failure (7600)! ✈️
Track the flight here: https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a2113a
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🛰️🚫 Flight #N232PG (#AUTOGYRO Cavalon) is squawking radio failure (7600)! ✈️
Track the flight here: https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a2113a
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🛰️🚫 Flight #N378WX (#AUTOGYRO Cavalon) is squawking radio failure (7600)! ✈️
Track the flight here: https://globe.airplanes.live/?icao=a4538d
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@RCdeWinter
100 years ago this month! #rotorcraft #vtol #avgeek #Autogiro #autogyro #gyroplane -
@RCdeWinter
100 years ago this month! #rotorcraft #vtol #avgeek #Autogiro #autogyro #gyroplane -
@RCdeWinter
100 years ago this month! #rotorcraft #vtol #avgeek #Autogiro #autogyro #gyroplane -
Now on my blog: On this day in 1923, the first autogyro flight.
https://zenmischief.com/2023/01/on-this-day-in-1923/
#Blog #ZenMischief #Autogyro #1923 -
Autogyro Models are Hard — Even for [Peter Sripol] - Aviation consists of two major groups. Airplane enthusiasts, and helicopter enthus... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/09/autogyro-models-are-hard-even-for-peter-sripol/ #transportationhacks #radiocontrol #petersripol #gyrocopter #gyroplane #hardware #autogyro #r/c #rc
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The Rotodyne Fails to Take Off - Bacon and eggs, chocolate and peanut butter, salt and pepper; some things just go together. You’d th... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/09/the-rotodyne-fails-to-take-off/ #transportationhacks #aircraft #airplane #autogyro #rotodyne #history