Ive had a look through my model Autogyro footage and have added my favourites to my blog...hope you all enjoy them.



Rich

This one is my big DAG-GT fitted with a SC 91 four stroker

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I45Aa0IcSP8

This one shows a little footage about how I constructed my first pusher gyro with some flight footage of my experimental 2 bladed head.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1uYbDwkHRQ

Heres myself and my Friend Andy flying our Profile Kellets together last year, this was one of the best days of flying I have had.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-LWMw3_0E

And my DAG-R1 ...my first successful flying model Autogyro

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-LWMw3_0E


My Little Nellie replica flying


www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-LWMw3_0E


This one is my favourite video because is taken from further back and gives a good prospective to the manouverability of the RPG.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9K4WVO2Qzg

Well the weather turned good yesterday over here and I took my Scarab out for a test flight.
Wingspan is 82" and is powered with a OS 70 four stroke.

When taking off and because of the single wheel it has to point straight into wind, on landing it tips over onto one wing tip. I think I will need to make the tip fins on the tailplane a little longer or fit some wire skids. This may help, anyway here is a video of the second flight taken yesterday.

RC Vintage model aeroplane...The Scarab 82" span powered with a OS 70 four stroke (3 min 36 sec)

Regards Rich

Here are a few of my model Autogyros that I have made over the last year or so, if you have never tried one before it is well worth a go.

I will add some more photos of others as I locate them

You will have to excuse me as I have never done this 'Blog' thing before!
So heres a little bit about myself. I live in the UK and have a wife and 2 children. Im am lucky enough in that my wife lets me get on with my modelling 'most of the time' as it keeps me 'from under her feet' as she says!
So here is a brief history of some of things I have enjoyed playing with!!
I have been into model aircraft since about the age of 8 (now 37). My first memories was my old man taking me out flying his 'sharkface' powered by a cox 049 using the old single channel radio gear (elmic I think)
I have tried most forms of aeromodling including free flight (out door and Indoor), aerobatics,control line, vintage and more recently model Autogyros. As an engineer I do like to make things once in a while..including two model Jet Turbines and several pulse jets (valved and valveless).
Heres a video of one of my valveless pulse jets running

Pulse Jet engine / valveless (0 min 38 sec)

A few photos of my second Turbine which I built in 1997, it is a Jesus Artes KJ 66, this has been outdated 3 flod since it was built but from time to time I do fire it up (my neighbours really like me!!HA!)

Here are a few photos of some of my vintage models that I am flying at the moment.
My most recent flying machines have been autogyro's, I started messing with them about 2 1/2 years ago and my first few gyros flew but I was for ever breaking them. Then I stumbled upon Dave Suraces DAG-R1, I built this and have never looked back. The model Autogyro world is a small worldwide group and I have gained many friends through this.
I decided to enlarge the R1 to by 1.5 times and called it the DAG-GT, this flies very well. Dave decided to enlarge his popular R2 to this size of which the DAG-60 was born.
My attention then tyrned to pusher Autogyros and with alot of help from others I designed the RPG (Richs Pusher Gyro). This turned out to fly very well and I was persuaded to make a plan of this model. To see others building , flying and enjoying their RPG's makes the whole 'autogyro experience ' worthwhile for me.
Below are a few photos of some of my autogyros that I have built and flown.

Not sure if this is how to do a Blog, but as I think of things I will add them .