RAF Autogyro of 1943 by geoffgeoffp
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Comments (9)
Garlor
I recall a few are preserved and they are such a fascinating subject, love the way you have caught the freely hinged rotors at rest.
1358
very good rendition of a rare aircraft! I remember reading about them when I was young... seem to recall that one of the British comic magazines (Beano?) had an ongoing series featuring a daring RAF Pilot in his Autogyro.
Buffalo1
I've seen a few pics of these. Interesting aircraft and your usual excellent render.
Fidelity2
This is an awesome image dear friend. 5+.
claude19
SPLENDID DESIGN !!!
sirgugu
Helicopter? Rotagiro? Rotacopter? This old machines are diferent. And I like it. Thanks.
Dann-O
Nice modeled an American XP-02 a while back
pakled
ah..right around the time Sikorsky was playing around...there were autogyros in the US Marines around the 20s (used them in Nicaragua around the time of Sandino). great work, always glad to see more.
clifftoppler
I had a Dinky model of this, though I think it was painted in silver (can the memory reach back that far). Difficult to see why the idea was abandoned for they use less fuel than the modern whirlies. Isn't the main blade powered by the forward movement of the plane. If so, that could be a good reason, for hovering wouldn't be its forte.