In 1923, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva came up with a rather revolutionary idea: an aircraft that could use an unpowered ...

It only spins when the craft is moving forward. Lift is created when the rotor is spinning, allowing the Autogyro to take off. [StephanB] started by removing his Slow Stick’s wing. This takes ...

Fraundorfer has been working for many years now, to try to scale gyroplane technology up beyond the hobby market. The company believes its "R01 high performance" top rotor will be capable of ...

ABS Gyros has brought its Xenon autogyro ... an aluminium 8H12 rotor and a helicopter-style instrument panel. Celier says he has full order books for the next two years and plans to build 88 ...

So, we will, too. Gyroplanes were invented by Juan de la Cierva in 1923, according to AutoGyro USA. Unlike a helicopter, which uses an engine to power its spinning rotor blades, a gyroplane's ...