Auto- Gyro projects?

duke.johnson Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:33 pm

I have a guy sending me plans for a 1/2A auto-gyro project. I know several friends that have full size auto-gyros and I have one of the Cox plastic models. The Cox doesn't fly that well, they need a throttle. Anyone else played with them?

pkrankow Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:31 pm

I have been wanting to but no. Keep us informed how it goes. You doing RC or control line?

Phil

duke.johnson Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:39 pm

pkrankow wrote:I have been wanting to but no. Keep us informed how it goes. You doing RC or control line?

Phil

Control line. I don't do much R/C.

Dizzyman2011 Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:53 pm

Hey there is plans for a gyro control line called
R049 that seems quite a nice model have it somewhere it was a free plan with article in aero modeller many many years ago I think 1980's off the top of my head will have to look it up was along the lines of the cierva design if I have spelt that right am not too sure but the guy who invented gyros nice model simple but good looking and a proper gyro ... No wings at all relays just on the rotors will find out which month and year it was I have the plans but have no way of digitising them I'm sure someone with a scanner will chime in

duke.johnson Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:02 pm

I most likely going to build a military type heli with a carrier tail hook system. We fly them in a just for fun carrier event. They are not legal in a carrier contest.

bottomgun Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:33 am

It's not a 1/2A although that would be very interesting to come up with. Now that it's finished I can maiden it and finally start on either a Cox 1/2A CL or RC as I planned.

http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11241
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11240
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11236
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11238

duke.johnson Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:36 am

bottomgun wrote:It's not a 1/2A although that would be very interesting to come up with. Now that it's finished I can maiden it and finally start on either a Cox 1/2A CL or RC as I planned.

http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11241
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11240
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11236
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/865/11238

It look alot like the KA-1 a friend of mine designed and built. It looks really nice. I'd like to see a close up of your rotor hub, if you would.

bottomgun Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:27 am

Here's the pics you wanted. Just a simple collet design. I think it's a 3mm shaft on the motor.

http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/869/11253
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/869/11254
http://www.upitall.com/Private/u/279/869/11255

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