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Gyrocopter (work in progress)

960 Verticaldude  8.4 years ago

if you want to help me making it then please leave a comment under this design what should i do to make the blades spin faster or make it takeoff or not make it wobble like a rollercoaster

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 29.4ft (9.0m)
  • Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
  • Empty Weight 3,238lbs (1,469kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,706lbs (1,681kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.269
  • Wing Loading 42.4lbs/ft2 (206.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 87.5ft2 (8.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2598

Parts

  • Number of Parts 55
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 382
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    19.4k TTHHSSSS

    Thanks @Verticaldude

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    @TTHHSSSS thanks nice ultralight btw

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    19.4k TTHHSSSS

    I really love the body! I made it into an ultralight and the cockpit view is beautiful!!

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    @Seabo14 link to the new version it is a bit more tweaked http://www.simpleplanes.com/a/X1PfW6/Gyrocopter-v2

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    @Seabo14 i know i fixed it and i made colaxial rotors still wobbles and doesnt gain more speed than 60 mp/h im working on the steering now

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    3,493 Seabo14

    Great idea, but the wobbling is due to torque and a the rotor pitch problem. The rotors are meant to change pitch oppositely, but you have them on the same axis. This is easily fixed by inverting a rotator. The torque is a harder problem. This can be solved by making it coaxial, by having 2 stacked rotors spinning opposite ways. On real autogyros, they have a small starter motor for take offs and landing. You could use VTOL nozzle tip-jets to make this.

    Glad to help,

    Seabo14

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    nice idea but this is more than experimental

    8.4 years ago