Autogyro on Snow Skis!

Cool! Is that an O/D autogyro or is there a plan/kit available anywhere ?

More info about the Tango here:

More pics here:

It came from plans out of Australia, but apparantly no longer available from the original source. I got mine from a modeler in Texas.

-- Red S. (enjoying yesterday's modeling with today's technology)

It is still available from:

It is a real hoot to fly and a double hoot on skis!

m-m

What does "O/D" mean?

m-m

Given the context, I'm guessing "original design", though "overdrive", "overdose", or "olivde drab" would first jump to mind in an automotive, medical or military context, respectively.

Thanks Red & M for the pointers,

Yep - I meant"original design" or "own design"

Every one I know that has built one is really happy with it. As they say, it is a hoot to fly. A good change of pace and can be handled by a novice that has soloed a trainer.

Red S.

I'm curious if any one of the simulators discussed recently can model an autogyro. I haven't given it much thought for G3, but first thought is the heli-mechanics and normal prop are mutually exclusive. I expect you'll want collective pitch control on the rotors. How about the others?

There are no heli-mechanics in an autogyro. The rotors are unpowered, freewheeling and fixed pitch.

I found that the Wright Flyer on G2 is the closest thing to flying a single rotor autogyro with a tilt control (you have to keep working rudder vs. aileron to keep the plane level). This dual-rotor Tango however has no tilt control and uses only 3 channels.

m-m

There are some autogyros for FMS version 7.

Morris