The rotors are angled slightly to the rear, i.e. Usually a gasoline powered engine with a propeller. It also does not have a tail rotor like helicopters which on a helicopter keeps it from spinning around in circles and also is used to help it change directions.Įxcept for gyro-gliders, gyroplanes have a propulsion engine. However, the rotors have no power to them to make them go around. It has overhead rotors like a helicopter and also has a propeller like an airplane. It is not a helicopter, nor is it an airplane, but actually has features of both. Most gyro enthusiasts use the term ‘gyrocopter’ however the FAA prefers ‘gyroplane’. Please note, I use all of the above words describing basically the same machine in the article below, as they are for the most part interchangeable, though purists will get heart burn over that statement. I ACCIDENTLY ERASED MY ORIGINAL GYROCOPTER INFORMATION PAGE, AND THIS IS A RECONSTRUCTION, CLOSE BUT NOT EXACTLY A COPY OF THE FIRST ONE. The image can be enlarged by double clicking on it. The photo to the right is of a gyrocopeter in flight, it demonstrates the angled rotors very well, as discussed in the narrative below. GYROCOPTERS (autogyros, autogiros, gyroplanes, gyro-gliders)
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