heads-up, Cierva C.30 autogyro

[Motormouse]

here ----> http://www.classicwings.net/freeplanes/ ... ierva.html

(the name may be Spanish, but built here in blighty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_la_Cierva )

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Pete

[Techy111]

Interesting little craft Pete....any ideas what sound to use for the little tinker...?

Tony

[DispatchDragon]

Just piddled with it

Rotors move far to slowly - panel needs some work - seems to me I remember listening to people at Shuttleworth
that knew the beastie talking about a "spin-up" feature - where there was a mechanical interconnect with the engine
and rotor that would bring the rotor to speed before they started forward.


Leif

[DispatchDragon]

I can admit when Im wrong - :brick:

I just uploaded a slightly modified version of Craig Richardson's Cierva to www.classicbritishfiles.com
and afetr spending an hour puttering around the IOW landing on seaforts etc etc
Its worth a look and a grope


Leif

[ferryman]

Just piddled with it

Rotors move far to slowly - panel needs some work - seems to me I remember listening to people at Shuttleworth
that knew the beastie talking about a "spin-up" feature - where there was a mechanical interconnect with the engine
and rotor that would bring the rotor to speed before they started forward.


Leif

The C30 was the first autogyro to make a successful "jump" takeoff. It was also the first to use a tilting rotor, enabling the pilot to have a single control for yaw, pitch, and roll.

[FlyTexas]

I can admit when Im wrong - :brick:

I just uploaded a slightly modified version of Craig Richardson's Cierva to http://www.classicbritishfiles.com
and afetr spending an hour puttering around the IOW landing on seaforts etc etc
Its worth a look and a grope


Leif

Thanks for the tip, Leif. Downloading now.

Brian

[DispatchDragon]

Sorry to bump this up again , The Cierva is doing a modest trade at the Pond - Craig also gave permission to upload his slightly dated Sopwith Tabloid
but never the less quite fun the fly (especially on floats) Just remember rotary engines have two speeds -------Full chat - and stopped Took me
a while to figure out how the "blip" Carigs model.


Leif