Date:	Mon, 5 Dec 1994 14:52:32 -1000
From:	szweerts@chip.ucdavis.edu (David Takemoto-Weerts)
Message-Id: <3c0ckg$crq@mark.ucdavis.edu>
Organization: University of California, Davis
Subject: a helicopter kite

I have a photocopy from a book I think was titled "Building with Balsa" 
describing the construction of a "helicopter kite".  It's an autogyro 
design in which a freely-spinning rotor provides the lift.  The article 
says the design is based on man-carrying versions used as spotters on 
WWII U-boats.  Does anyone have experience with this particular design or 
know of other published "helicopter kite" designs?.  This one looks much 
like the vintage Pitcairn Autogyro (full-size powered aircraft of 
the thirties) and has a rotor span of about 30".

Respond to David Takemoto-Weerts
e-mail:  dltakemotoweerts@ucdavis.edu


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Date:	Tue, 6 Dec 1994 12:24:07 -1000
From:	sasaki@netopd.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki)
Message-Id: <3c2oa7$nic@necco.harvard.edu>
Organization: Harvard OIT Network Services
Subject: Re: a helicopter kite


Someone manufactures an autogyro type kite. Don't remember who it was, but
I do remember not being too impressed with the kite in light wind, it required
a lot to fly and didn't fly at a high angle when it did fly.

Guy Aydlett, of "Piney Mountain Data Letter" fame, published plans for an
autogyro. He claimed good lift in light wind.

I've also seen gas engine powered autogyros models that seemed to fly well.

Let us know how the kite flys!
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