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Little Wing Auto Gyro now For Sale
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:48 pm
by The Agent
It has been in the making for some time now and the second manual after arobbery at the shop it is now starting to take shape.
I am just the moral support and Sakkie my old trusted friend is the builder.
Have made some changes on the undercarraige and presently busy with the upright pillar.
Engine we would have liked the Rotac but it looks like it will be the rotary B13 engine now.
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:50 pm
by The Agent
And some more pix.
For those interested we are in Kempton Park.
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:51 pm
by The Agent
And the last for now
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:34 pm
by grostek
Very nice.
At least this has structure around pilot and pax to minimise injury in the event of an accident.
Will it be heavier than a normal Gyro?
How many HP do you think you can get out of the Rotary. Assume you will need a re-drive for the prop.
Very interesting project.
Kind regards,
Gunter Rostek
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:17 am
by swiftprop
Looks very interesting. Your chances of having an accident in in autogyro are mimimal due to the engine being in front and not being in a pusher configuration. I have never read of PIO in autogyros, just in the usual gyro that does not have a proper horizontal stabilizer.
What take off distance do you think you will need?
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:01 am
by Old, Fat and Hairy
grostek wrote:How many HP do you think you can get out of the Rotary.
Radial. Rotary is an entirely different beast. Not many left in existence.
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:24 am
by Broker
Agent en Sakkie... baie sterkte met die projek, ons hou julle vordering dop!
-Tiaan
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:42 am
by The Agent
WE are talking the Mazda rotary engine for the final use, it is used widey in the states not the free states.
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:44 pm
by Morph
Mooi,
A while ago the bushbaby factory was modifying an Explorer frame for this very purpose. Any idea's of what happened
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:54 am
by Low Level
Ek het al gewonder of ons vir Boet kan convince om 'n propeller bo-op 'n bushbaby vas te maak.
Think it will be a great flyer, and even George will like it................because of the small wheel.
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:52 pm
by Boet
Not a snowballs hope in hell pel
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:03 pm
by Learjet
Kom nou Boet! A Bushbaby that can't stall or spin..
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:46 pm
by MICHIEL
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:55 pm
by RV4ker (RIP)
Re: Little Wing Auto Gyro
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:25 pm
by Blue Angel
Very nice project, where in Kempton are you based?
