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RC Models => Kites, Trains, Free Flight and All Others => Topic started by: wingmanbunty on June 15, 2014, 08:41:55 AM

Title: gyrocopters
Post by: wingmanbunty on June 15, 2014, 08:41:55 AM
so far I had seen lots of good designs ,even Scratch built Ornithopter very creative.

but have anyone Scratch built  gyrocopters

it seems very less people take interest in this simple and very beautiful machine

it gone out of rc fling list.
Title: Re: gyrocopters
Post by: rahulroy31 on June 17, 2014, 03:29:30 PM
Here is a link in this forum on scratch built gyro.. have a look

http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/autogyro-build-(scratchbuilt-from-foam)-for-2014-sweepstakes/msg179757/#msg179757 (http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/autogyro-build-(scratchbuilt-from-foam)-for-2014-sweepstakes/msg179757/#msg179757)
Title: Re: gyrocopters
Post by: wingmanbunty on June 17, 2014, 09:26:55 PM
@rahulroy31

very great effort  {:)}
:goodjob: :iagree:


could your model do short landing or vertical landings

sir how you think about fitting controls at rotor.
Title: Re: gyrocopters
Post by: rahulroy31 on June 18, 2014, 03:33:19 PM
Short landings and TO .. yes. It has quite different characteristics but quite stable

A single rotor has its own advantages and disadvantages. the disadvantage is that a single rotor spinning in one direction has a precession effect of a gyroscope, the input given will have a lag of 1/4 of a cycle... that is if the rotor tilts back the effect will be a roll to right ... depending on the direction of spin.

That is the reason i had opted for twin rotor design, which spin in opposite direction. This cancels out the gyroscopic effect.  A two gyro design, therefore, does not have a control mechanism on the rotor mast, this reduces lot of complexity. The controls are just elevator, rudder and of course throttle, and even with this able to get full control authority.
Title: Re: gyrocopters
Post by: wingmanbunty on June 18, 2014, 11:31:46 PM
counter torque with two rotar  :iagree: