What is a gyrocopter tragschauber?
A gyrocopter, called an autogyro, gyrocopter or gyrocopter, is a rotary wing aircraft that works like a helicopter. However, here the rotor is not driven by an engine, but rather set into rotation passively by the wind (autorotation) when the rotor axis is tilted backwards, whereby the necessary lift is created by the wing profile of the rotor blades even at slow forward flight. As with a fixed wing aircraft, propulsion is usually carried out by a propeller engine.
Gyroplanes are interesting for applications in which low speeds are desired but vertical take-off and landing are not necessary. The advantages are the stall safety (ie a stall is not possible), relatively low construction, maintenance and operating material costs, the low weight and the small space requirement as well as the easy learning of the operation.
A gyrocopter, called an autogyro, gyrocopter or gyrocopter, is a rotary wing aircraft that works like a helicopter. However, here the rotor is not driven by an engine, but rather set into rotation passively by the wind (autorotation) when the rotor axis is tilted backwards, whereby the necessary lift is created by the wing profile of the rotor blades even at slow forward flight. As with a fixed wing aircraft, propulsion is usually carried out by a propeller engine.
Gyroplanes are interesting for applications in which low speeds are desired but vertical take-off and landing are not necessary. The advantages are the stall safety (ie a stall is not possible), relatively low construction, maintenance and operating material costs, the low weight and the small space requirement as well as the easy learning of the operation.