DLR operates the AutoGyro Cavalon D-MGTD to research the flight dynamics of gyrocopters. A gyrocopter uses the airstream to rotate its rotor blades and thereby generate lift. In contrast to ...
Czech pilot Pavel Březina recently caused a stir by driving his road-certified "Gyrodrive" flying car, a modified AutoGyro Cavalon, through Prague. The unique Gyrodrive operates as a gyrocopter in the ...
A peculiar factoid that’s been oft ignored is a lot of the so-called “innovations” in modern helicopters were invented when the technology was still being experimented with. This includes the ...