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"Bushwhacker" STO/VL Alpine Rescue Autogyro

34.1k AgDynamics  4.3 years ago

Designed to be cheaper to operate and faster to respond to emergencies than a helicopter, the Bushwhacker Autogyro is powered only by a twin-cylinder Boxer engine and has room for a pilot, an array of medical and rescue supplies, and a passenger or a patient on a stretcher (barely).

  • Capable of extremely short take-offs and vertical landings, especially if the main rotor is still moving (touch-and-go)
  • AG1 drops a small medical / rescue kit.
  • The Trim slider tilts the main rotor, use it like flaps to flare before landing or as a trim slider for level flight.
  • Toggle the landing gear to flip the wheels to skids for vertical landings.
  • Can climb almost vertically from take-off and practically hover at 75% throttle with a 35 degree pitch.
  • Land vertically by reducing power to around 60% and pitching the nose up to scrub the forwards momentum, then float down vertically.
  • The cockpit is rudimentary because I'm bad at interiors, sorry.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.6ft (10.2m)
  • Length 33.6ft (10.2m)
  • Height 14.4ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 3,599lbs (1,632kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,972lbs (1,801kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.828
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.126
  • Wing Loading 181.7lbs/ft2 (887.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 21.9ft2 (2.0m2)
  • Drag Points 4316

Parts

  • Number of Parts 162
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 727