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Tactical gyro

105 classicAviator  3.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Jundroo's Bush Plane

With a few borrowed parts from the bush plane I present the overbudget auto gyro.
For those of you not familiar with auto gyros they fly without power to the main rotor. Your essentially flying around in autorotation with lift and control provided by the main rotor and thrust provided by the propellers.

Operating hand book
Short takeoffs- select [6] and full throttle for a couple of seconds to pre spin main rotor. Throttle back to 0 and de-select [6]
Select [1] Full throttle and gently pull back until wheels leave the ground.

Trim- controls main rotor pitch fwd and aft, good for fine tuning level flight and landing.

Landing- reducing the throttle will cause the gyro to lose speed rapidly. Might need a little nose up trim, yaw control is dramatically reduced below 50 mph i added a gyro to help with this.

Special flight characteristics
Full stick deflection turns below 190 mph are not advised, fly it gently.

Descending turns above 200 mph exceeding 30 degrees roll and pitch are not advised.

High g turns can result in main rotor over speed, decrease pitch angle and/or roll angle.

Flights above 8000 feet and full power can result in main rotor over speed. If you want to fly high you can add 1 or 2% to the main rotor collective and adjust your rotor speed with that but the more pitch you add then you risk dumping your rotor rpm.

Good luck!

Spotlights

  • 2 3.8 years ago
  • Thorne 3.8 years ago

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Bush Plane
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 45.2ft (13.8m)
  • Length 43.6ft (13.3m)
  • Height 15.8ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight 9,203lbs (4,174kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,316lbs (4,679kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 21.784
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.193
  • Wing Loading 69.6lbs/ft2 (339.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 148.3ft2 (13.8m2)
  • Drag Points 5550

Parts

  • Number of Parts 128
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 826