Never mind the flying car. It's all about slowed-rotor/compound, according to Carter Aviation Technologies. SR/C is what the Texas company considers the key to a practical, personal transportation ...
TOMBALL, Texas -- The last thing you want to hear before you climb into an open aircraft with no doors is how cheap it is to fly, but that's the first thing the police chief tells me before strapping ...
With an exposed engine in back and an open cockpit up front, a gyroplane sold by Texas Auto Gyro & Light Sport looks something like a helicopter on a diet. "I'd heard stories about these planes during ...
Out in the RC Airplane world, there is a great airframe called the Slow Stick. There is not much going on with this plane as it only has the bare necessities, a motor, wing, tail and a fiberglass tube ...
The latest in a long line of disappointing attempts at making a flying car lands at the Geneva Motor Show, costs a boatload of greenbacks and currently lacks FAA certification. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) ...
Power parachuters Stephen and Terry Rastanis, of Walker, realized when the weather was even a bit windy, their hobby often became grounded. But after their first ride in an autogyro less than a year ...
Aviation consists of two major groups. Airplane enthusiasts, and helicopter enthusiasts. The two groups rarely get along, each extolling the virtues of their chosen craft. Somewhere in between are ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bensen Aircraft Corp 28 The autogyro, with its unmistakable silhouette and ingenious simplicity, has long fascinated aviation ...
American Autogyro, is a division of Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (GBA). AA's two-place, enclosed cabin SparrowHawk III Gyroplane is an excellent entry-level, or additional, aerial surveillance ...
The Eurocopter Group has built a mash-up of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft--the X3--that it hopes will eventually fly at a zippy 220 knots. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist ...
The report carried by The Times (January 9) regarding the inventor of the autogyro is misleading. The autogyro was invented by Juan de la Cierva and was first flown successfully in January 1923. The ...