History of the Gyroplane - part 11 into the 1990s boom & bust
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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As the 80s start to draw to a close the gyroplane market had been re-energised and was really looking healthy. In part because there was great excitement and attention around microlight aviation starting with the flexwing community. We also saw the excellent WindRyder the F16 of gyroplanes!
FWIW, I loved the look of the _WindRyder._
"The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long" - Classic line from a classic film :-) Great video's Phil. I don't see anyone else putting in the hours with this stuff! Well done that man. All really interesting.
Chris A thanks Chris appreciate it, hope you guys are all well and stay safe let’s go flying when we can leave our homes!
Again thanks a lot great to see the windrider again.
Your my hero. I look forward to each and every one.
Bill Crawford that microlight rally program is available on UA-cam- very entertaining ua-cam.com/video/QfzAgO8bQzc/v-deo.html
Love the site!!
where is the windryder footage from? I would like to see it in full, thanks
Hi just from UA-cam I think it was their promo film sadly because of the age/time the quality is limited. Nice aircraft though
The Windryder video was filmed N.East of Denver. And some of the video is along the Flat Iron area by Boulder. The engine is a Rotax 532. The two gyros are the two prototypes. The one with aluminum tube main gear is the slightly earlier but it still worked well.. The blade is 29ft tip to tip. The target kit price was around $15,000 without engine.