List of autogyro models
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The following is a list of autogyro
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Autogyro
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...
models:
- AAI Sparrowhawk, USA
- ADI Bumble Bee, USA
- ADI SportsterADI SportsterThe ADI Sportster is a two-seat gyroplane that has been marketed in plans form for homebuilding since 1974. It was the first homebuilt gyrocopter design to be able to carry a passenger.-Specifications:...
, United States - Aerotechnik A-70, Czech Republic
- AISA GNAISA GN-See also:...
, Spain - Air & Space 18AAir & Space 18A|-References:* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966–67. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1966.* * *-See also:...
, United States - Airbet, Spain
- Air CommandAir CommandAir Command may refer to:* Royal Canadian Air Force, known as Air Command from 1968 to 2011* RAAF Air Command * RAF Air Command * Air Command International Gyrocopter manufacturers....
532 Elite, US - Arrow-Copter, Austria
- Australian Autogyro SkyhookAustralian Autogyro Skyhook|-References:* -See also:...
(originally known as the Minty Skyhook), Australia - Autogiro Company of America AC-35Autogiro Company of America AC-35|-See also:-Notes:* Popular Science Monthly, October 1933, conceptual drawing based on information supplied by manufacture...
, USA - Avian 2/180 GyroplaneAvian GyroplaneThe Avian 2/180 Gyroplane was a two seat, single engine autogyro built in Canada in the 1960s. Several prototypes were built but production was not achieved.-Design:...
, Canada - Avro Rota, UK
- Barnett J4BBarnett J4B|-References:* * -See also:...
- Bensen AircraftBensen AircraftThe Bensen Aircraft Corporation was established by Dr. Igor Bensen at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina in 1952 to develop and market a variety of helicopters and autogyros of Bensen's own design....
, United States- Bensen B-5Bensen B-5|-References:*...
- Bensen B-6Bensen B-6|-References:* * *...
- Bensen B-7Bensen B-7|-References:* *...
- Bensen B-8
- Bensen B-5
- Brock KB-2, USA
- Campbell Cricket
- CarterCopterCarterCopterThe CarterCopter is an experimental compound autogyro developed by Carter Aviation Technologies to demonstrate slowed rotor technology. On 17 June 2005, the CarterCopter became the first rotorcraft to achieve mu-1 , an equal ratio of airspeed to rotor tip speed, but crashed on the next flight and...
, United States - Carter PAVCarter PAVThe Carter PAV is a two-bladed, compound autogyro developed by Carter Aviation Technologies to demonstrate slowed rotor technology. The design has an unpowered rotor mounted on top of the fuselage, wings like a conventional fixed-wing aircraft mounted underneath, and a controllable pitch pusher...
, United States - Cierva designs
- Cierva C.1Cierva C.1-See also:...
, Spain - Cierva C.2Cierva C.2-See also:...
, Spain - Cierva C.3Cierva C.3-See also:...
, Spain - Cierva C.4, Spain
- Cierva C.6Cierva C.6-References:* Original pictures and data of this article were taken from "Museo del Aire", Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain-See also:...
, Spain - AvroAvroAvro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...
/Cierva C.8, UK - Avro/Cierva C.9Cierva C.9-See also:...
, UK - ParnallParnallParnall was a British aircraft manufacturer, that evolved from a wood-working company before the First World War to a significant designer of military and civil aircraft into the 1940s. It was based in the west of England.-History:...
/Cierva C.10, UK - Parnall/Cierva C.11, UK
- Cierva C.12, UK
- AvroAvroAvro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...
/Cierva C.17Cierva C.17|-References:* -See also:...
, UK - Cierva C.19Cierva C.19The Cierva C.19 was an autogyro designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva in England in 1929 and built by Avro which designated it their Type 620...
, UK - de Havilland/Cierva C.24Cierva C.24-External Links:* Popular Mechanics, March 1932 bottom of page...
UK - Cierva C.30, built under licence by A V Roe & Co Ltd (the "Avro Rota"), Lioré-et-Olivier and Focke-WulfFocke-WulfFocke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft before and during World War II. Many of the company's successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.-History:...
. - Cierva C.40, UK
- Cierva C.1
- Chayair, South African design, manufactured in Lithuania
- CSIR Experimental Autogyro II, South Africa
- ELA, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- ELA-07
- ELA-07 Cougar
- ELA-07 Agro
- Ekin AirbuggyEkin Airbuggy-See also:...
, UK - Flettner Fl 184Flettner Fl 184The Flettner 184 was a German night reconnaissance and anti-submarine autogyro developed during the 1930s.- Design :Its designer, Anton Flettner, designed the Fl 184 to have a single, torqueless rotor. This was done with two 30 hp engines that drove small propellers attached to the rotor...
, Germany - Focke Achgelis Fa 330Focke Achgelis Fa 330The Focke-Achgelis FA 330 Bachstelze was a type of rotary-wing kite, known as a gyroglider or rotor kite. They were towed behind German U-boats during World War II to allow a lookout to see farther.- Development :...
, Germany - Focke-Wulf Fw 186Focke-Wulf Fw 186The Focke-Wulf Fw 186 was a one-man autogyro built by Focke-Wulf in 1937 with backing from the RLM , for use as a liaison and reconnaissance aircraft, and featured short takeoff and landing characteristics...
, Germany - Gadfly HDW.1, UK
- Hafner A.R.III GyroplaneHafner A.R.III Gyroplane|-See also:...
, UK - Hafner RotabuggyHafner RotabuggyThe Hafner Rotabuggy and as the "M.L. 10/42 Flying Jeep" was a British experimental aircraft that was essentially a Willys MB combined with a rotor kite, developed with the intention of producing a way of air-dropping off-road vehicles.-Design and development:It was designed by Raoul Hafner of the...
, UK - Kaman KSA-100 SAVERKaman KSA-100 SAVER-Bibliography:*...
, United States - Kay GyroplaneKay Gyroplane|-See also:...
, UK - Kayaba Ka-1Kayaba Ka-1|-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-370-00033-1 .-External links:*...
, Japan - Kellet XR-8, United States
- Kellett K-2Kellett K-2|-References:* *...
, United States - Kellett KD-1Kellett KD-1-See also:-References:...
, United States - LIPNUR KolentangLIPNUR Kolentang|-References:* -See also:...
, Indonesia - Layzell CricketLayzell Cricket-See also:...
, UK - Little Wing AutogyroLittle Wing Autogyro|-References:* http://www.littlewingautogyro.com/index.html...
, United States - MagniMagniMagni may refer to:* Magni Ásgeirsson, an Icelandic singer/musician and a contestant in the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova* Magnicharters, a short word for an airline company.* Móði and Magni, the sons of Thor and Sif in Norse mythology...
, Italy- Magni M-16
- Magni M-24 OrionMagni M-24 Orion-External links:...
- McCulloch J-2McCulloch J-2-Related content:Related development:Comparable aircraft:Designation sequence:-References:*...
, United States - Montgomerie Merlin, United Kingdom
- MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose, Canada
- MTOsport, Germany
- North American Rotorwerks Pitbull, United States
- Phenix, Spain
- Pitcairn OPPitcairn OP|-References:* Polmar, Norman and Dana Bell. One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft.. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2004. ISBN 1-59114-686-0....
, United States/UK - Pitcairn PA-18Pitcairn PA-18-References:...
, USA - Pitcairn PA-19, USA
- Pitcairn PAA-1Pitcairn PAA-1-External links:*...
. USA - Pitcairn PCA-2Pitcairn PCA-2-External links:*...
, USA - Pitcairn XO-61, USA
- Rotor Flight Dynamics Dominator, United States
- Rotary Air Force RAF 2000, Canada/South Africa
- RotorSport UK Calidus, UK
- RotorSport UK MT-03, UK
- Super Genie, Italy/India
- Super Rotor Andorinha, Brazil
- Rotorcraft Twist, Russia
- UFO HeliThruster, New Zealand
- WallisKen WallisWing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE, DEng , CEng, FRAeS, FSETP, PhD , RAF , is one of the leading exponents of autogyros. He has held 34 records relating to them.-Early life:...
/Beagle-Wallis UK- Wallis WA-116 Agile
- Wallis WA-117
- Wallis WA-118 Meteorite
- Wallis WA-120Wallis WA-120-See also:...
- Wallis WA-121
- G & J Weir Ltd, UK
- Weir W-1
- Weir W-2
- Weir W-3
- Weir W-4
- Westland CL-20, UK
- XenonXenon (Gyroplane)-External links:# #...
, French design, manufactured in Poland