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Old 09-20-2010, 06:34 AM
Feuerfalke Feuerfalke is offline
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Originally Posted by bf-110 View Post
Autogyro is an helicopter wannabe.
No, it's not. Completely different design.

A helicopter uses a propelled rotor to push air down to generate lift and thrust.

An Autogyro has a propeller that moves the aircraft forward, while the comparably slowly rotating "rotor" acts as a rotating wing and provides lift by air resistance.

You can notice the difference in the axis of the rotor in forward flight:
A helicopter has the rotor tilted forward to provide lift and forward thrust.
The autogyros rotor is tilted aft to provide more air resistance against the airstream to generate lift.

@ Friendly_flyer:
I doubt limited material is the primary problem.
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