Question little wing autogyro Auto Gyros. Hi, Is there anybody here building/flying a little wing scale model? I'm surprised I haven't seen one yet over here because I think they look great. Tractor-style autogyros have one of the highest safety records, with impressive short take off and landing capabilities. Would landing in less than a hundred feet interest you Two-place autogyros offered as partial-build or air-worthy with lessons available. Fuselage Only Little Wing Weldments List. Entire basic fuselage; Torque tube mount plates.
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Little Wing Autogyro | |
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Role | Autogyro |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Little Wing Autogyros, Inc. |
Designer | Ron Herron |
First flight | 1995 |
Introduction | 1995 |
The Little Wing Autogyro is a series of conventional one and two place autogyros with a tractor engine layout using modern engines and produced by Little Wing Autogyros, Inc. of Mayflower, Arkansas.[1][2][3][4]
Development[edit]
Ron Herron was concerned about the problem of pushover fatalities in pusher gyrocopters. He set to develop a tractor layout gyrocopter that also met the FAA rules for ultralight aircraft. A Prototype LW-1 powered by a Continental O-200 engine was soon followed on by the LW-2. The design was influenced by Juan de la Cierva's autogyros.[5]
Operational history[edit]
Andy Keech set 29 world records in an LW-5 Autogyro.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Variants[edit]
- LW-1
- Original proof of concept prototype
- LW-2
- Single place autogyro designed to weigh less than 254 lb (115 kg) to meet US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations
- LW-3
- A 70 hp (52 kW) covered version
- LW-4
- A two place long frame version
- LW-5
- A two place short frame version
- Roto-Pup
- Ultralight version based on the Preceptor Ultra Pupairframe.[1][13]
Aircraft on display[edit]
- Little Wing LW-5, EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[14]
Specifications (LW-2)[edit]
Data from Company[15]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 18 ft (5.5 m)
- Height: 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
- Gross weight: 750 lb (340 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 8.5 U.S. gallons (32 L; 7.1 imp gal)
- Main rotor diameter: 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Main rotor area: 415 sq ft (38.6 m2)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
- Disk loading: 1.8 lb/sq ft (8.8 kg/m2)
See also[edit]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References[edit]
- ^ abCliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page F-5. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN0-9680628-1-4
- ^Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 57. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 206. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 182. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^'Little Wing Autogyros, Inc'. Littlewingautogyro.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^'Little Wing Wonder-World Records'. Littlewingwonder.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^'Class E (Rotorcraft) record claims ratified'. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2014.121+2
- ^'FAI Record ID #13113 - Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload' Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 12 September 2014.
- ^'FAI Record ID #13115 - Speed over a closed circuit of 1000 km without payload' Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 12 September 2014.
- ^'FAI Record ID #13111 - Speed over a closed circuit without landing' Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 12 September 2014.
- ^'FAI Record ID #9597 - Autogyro, altitude' Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 28 November 2013.
- ^'FAI Record ID #14695 - Autogyro, distance without landing' Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 28 November 2013.
- ^Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 326. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN0-9636409-4-1
- ^'2000 Herron/Keech Little Wing LW-5 Autogyro - N100MK'. eaa.org. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^'Little Wing Autogyros, Inc'. Littlewingautogyro.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
External links[edit]
Building A Little Wing Autogyro
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Tractor Autogyro
Condition:UsedCompatible Model:Little Wing AutogyroCountry/Region of Manufacture:United States
Little Wing Autogyro Construction Drawings* Plans: Covers all models, gyrocopter Orginal Cost was $175. (Several pages of the plans are foled but all pages and sets of plans for three models are there) I purchased these several years ago and will never build one so I thought I would pass them on to someone else. You can find out more about the Little Wing AutoGyro experimental aircraft at this site. http://www.littlewingautogyro.com |