I BOUGHT A Helicopter For $500 *Bensen B8*

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WatchJRGo

WatchJRGo

2 жыл бұрын

Well I mentioned it once and here we are, I bought the Bensen B8 Gyrocopter from the scrap yard for $500. Yes I realize Gyrocopter and Helicopter aren't the same thing but no one has ever heard of a gyrocopter so we're calling it a helicopter like any normal person watching old James Bond films would. Everything seems to be here but the main rotor, the prop is shot, the engine is locked up, but it's still together so we should be able to make this thing run. I'll clean it up and start figuring out what needs done in the next few videos, I haven't been this excited for a project in a long time!
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@hurk130
@hurk130 2 жыл бұрын
BENSEN-WOMACK B-8 S/N: W0001, Year: 1969, Certificate Issue Date: 12/12/1972, Cancel Date: 10/06/2014, Engine Manufacturer: MCCULLOCH, Engine Model: 4318A&E/0-100. Classification: Experimental. The N3913 was also issued to a 1931 Laird Swallow aircraft. The previous owner from you is a Wichita resident. I have the name and address but will not post it here. Info from FAA.
@05Forenza
@05Forenza 2 жыл бұрын
This should get pinned
@shadyonej
@shadyonej 2 жыл бұрын
PINN THISS
@themikeyfrisco
@themikeyfrisco 2 жыл бұрын
@WatchJRGo here ya go
@gratefulhikes
@gratefulhikes 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think o’reilly’s will have parts in stock for this one….
@joeschmoe5009
@joeschmoe5009 2 жыл бұрын
Ha! Thats what you think! Lol
@rickrossiter7909
@rickrossiter7909 2 жыл бұрын
My Father in law had the exact same model. He rescued it from a local museum here in San Diego. The latch in front is so you can tow it for practice flights without the motor. The motor is a actual drone aircraft motor from the military. Huge 2 stroke and very simple. They were only designed to run full throttle. So getting them to run with a carburetor was interesting. It only spins no more than 3500 RPM or the blade will break the sound barrier and come apart. He upgraded to a VW and later a Subaru both with a belt reduction. They take off very easily and quickly if you point it into the wind. His had a powered rotation which was a starter and also a power cable off the engine. He flew it for years in the CA deserts.
@Catiadr
@Catiadr 2 жыл бұрын
Was he the dude in the Mad Max movie? 😂
@kimosabbe50
@kimosabbe50 2 жыл бұрын
Likely the most useful comment he'll receive on this project ... VERY interesting 👍
@amentothat8633
@amentothat8633 2 жыл бұрын
@@Catiadr came here to look fore any mad max ref. 🤣🤣🤣
@eileenfalcon7635
@eileenfalcon7635 2 жыл бұрын
Putting it out there you might end up with blueprints and manuals.
@ryanm4319
@ryanm4319 2 жыл бұрын
This is easily the best follow up info and story I’ve ever read. He sounds like an amazingly interesting dude I bet
@patchgatsby9138
@patchgatsby9138 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone has a car KZfaq channel. I think an "Any interesting machine I can get cheap" KZfaq channel seems like a great idea!
@supericeman1
@supericeman1 2 жыл бұрын
yes
@WatchJRGo
@WatchJRGo 2 жыл бұрын
That’s what I do! 🍻
@supericeman1
@supericeman1 2 жыл бұрын
Someday a video will be “on this episode if watchjrgo, I buy an old train” lol I can only dream
@clevelandmaker386
@clevelandmaker386 2 жыл бұрын
@@WatchJRGo c'mon JR ....live a little...what if the Wright Bros said no?
@beamdriver5
@beamdriver5 2 жыл бұрын
@@clevelandmaker386 then maybe Wilbur would have lived to a ripe old age instead of being the first person to die in a plane crash.
@outofthenorm7292
@outofthenorm7292 2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine built his own helicopter and if he were alive today he could tell some great stories about his adventure.
@Demy26
@Demy26 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@illuminatidestroyerbear2231
@illuminatidestroyerbear2231 2 жыл бұрын
🤣😂☠️☠️
@leonarddaneman810
@leonarddaneman810 2 жыл бұрын
Watch JR Go . . . gone . . . no, gyrocopters are fairly safe.
@christophers.4007
@christophers.4007 2 жыл бұрын
i guess he beat the ambulance to the crash scene?
@weaselduke
@weaselduke 2 жыл бұрын
Please tell me he died old, happy and not in his chopper
@yogisfriend7869
@yogisfriend7869 2 жыл бұрын
I found it in FAA registry. Cancel date on registration is 10/06/2014. They let the registration lapse. It appears it had two owners, one in Wheeling, WV prior to the owner in Wichita. Interesting read
@WeaselBurrito
@WeaselBurrito 2 жыл бұрын
A family friend (an accomplished helicopter pilot) built one of those in his basement. His was powered by a Subaru engine. He towed that thing all over the country behind his motorhome and flew everywhere he could. Despite hundreds of hours at the controls of that sketchy looking thing, he died in his bed of unrelated old man things.
@jacke8487
@jacke8487 2 жыл бұрын
gyro copters are among the safest rotor machines you can fly they can't fall out of the sky if your engine quits since they generate their own lift from forward movement. and you can control your speed without the engine running in a controlled "crash" more or less a controlled decent.
@javiTests
@javiTests 2 жыл бұрын
Well, normal helicopters don't fall either. When you're training to get your helicopter license, you need to train for engine out landings. Of course, they don't glide as well as a gyro for obvious reasons, but they don't just fall, as I thought before as well 😅
@QALibrary
@QALibrary 2 жыл бұрын
I think this tops the fire truck for cars and coffee
@Bigpinktowtruck
@Bigpinktowtruck 2 жыл бұрын
I always love these videos where you’re getting yourself into something crazy and offbeat. Breaks up the normal stuff in the garage. Very nice
@andyclark3491
@andyclark3491 2 жыл бұрын
Please fully restore it and reach out to an ultra light club to find someone to fly it! So cool!
@PaulBarwick
@PaulBarwick 2 жыл бұрын
John, I'm glad that you got that. When you first showed it I had thought that you should, even if left in it's present condition as a decoration. Way too unique to get crushed.
@gratefulhikes
@gratefulhikes 2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t it make the best set up for a flight sim?! I can see it Right next to the other racing sims he has up on the mezzanine.
@PaulBarwick
@PaulBarwick 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea Michael!
@RandomGuyDan
@RandomGuyDan 2 жыл бұрын
I am much more excited for this project than I am the side-by-side
@pjm204
@pjm204 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, side by sides are lame, gyrocopters are cool.
@rakman88
@rakman88 2 жыл бұрын
Same tank as an old outboard pressure tank. I have a few. One way valve at the crankcase provides pressure. That button on the tank is a manual pump to get you going until you build pressure. Also, works as a manual pump if something goes south in the pressure system. I've pumped my way back to shore a few times. Better than rowing.
@captainevenslower4400
@captainevenslower4400 2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering where the benefit of a pressured tank lied. Thank you
@Vacationtime247
@Vacationtime247 2 жыл бұрын
This series will do really well. Fixing up a $500 Gyrocoptor should get a lot of views and a lot of new subscribers. Once it's going, you've just got to get it airborne, at least once. At least get it to where the wheels are off the ground. If not you, then a willing friend. Honestly jealous, that is one of the coolest things you've ever got. VT247
@craiglange4852
@craiglange4852 2 жыл бұрын
Suggest after the restoration you hang it from the shop ceiling like the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. Maybe wire the lights and rotor/prop to spin via electric motors on remote control. 😁
@shawnmason5290
@shawnmason5290 2 жыл бұрын
I think this idea is excellent
@jeffjlong
@jeffjlong 2 жыл бұрын
Drop an LS engine into it and that baby will fly.
@1leggeddog
@1leggeddog 2 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't take off because of the weight lol
@ryanpaul5604
@ryanpaul5604 2 жыл бұрын
Lol but no
@DennisJPolson
@DennisJPolson 2 жыл бұрын
“Get to the Choppa!” Great throwback JR!!
@DaveDeVault
@DaveDeVault 2 жыл бұрын
The Gyro Captain called from The Wasteland, he wants his copter back.
@360construction9
@360construction9 2 жыл бұрын
Fly it over Whistlindiesels property
@mrgmc6314
@mrgmc6314 2 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😅🤣😂
@TheBrokenLife
@TheBrokenLife 2 жыл бұрын
You're finally read to square off against Lord Humongous in the guzzoline war! If a little kid throws a boomerang at you, don't try to catch it! 😆
@danl313
@danl313 2 жыл бұрын
Just a bit of trivia for you. The bolt that holds the rotors to the Gyrocopter is called the "Jesus Bolt". Why? That's the last thing you'll say if it fails in flight.
@davegillette953
@davegillette953 2 жыл бұрын
It would be great to see it rip around and bounce down a runway fully functional at least, even better if you can find someone that could fly it. Very interesting project, I'm all in on this one.
@jefftuckercfii
@jefftuckercfii 2 жыл бұрын
At 4:40, the control stick you are moving around and calling the collective is actually the cyclic. It does move the swash plate, true, but it tilts the swash plate in different directions creating individual pitch changes for each blade to control pitch and roll of the entire craft. Yaw is controlled by the foot pedals which operate the rudder as in a fixed wing aircraft. You may have a collective as well, just like a helicopter, but it moves the entire swash plate up and down rather than tilting it, changing the pitch on both blades simultaneously. Most gyroplanes don't have a collective control. If you had one on the Bensen, it would be a longer lever attached near your left hip when seated, which you would raise and lower. Most gyroplanes collective pitch is preset at the factory so you probably don't have one as I mentioned earlier. If you did want to fly it, I would lower the engine mount to be sure the propeller thrust line is below the center of gravity. Power push over was the cause of most gyroplane accidents and it comes from having a ship with that high mounted engine like yours. And even experimentals need to be checked out and test flown by professionals before you take them up on your own.
@chubbysumo2230
@chubbysumo2230 2 жыл бұрын
It's not surprising that it has Magneto's, in fact, most modern piston aircraft are still running Magneto's. It's purely reliability.
@AxleChastain
@AxleChastain 2 жыл бұрын
You HAVE to fly this. I can't wait.
@generatorjohn4537
@generatorjohn4537 2 жыл бұрын
JR, So glad you said you're not going to fly it! You are my favorite car channel and I don't know what I would do if you "bought the farm" flying that helicopter, or whatever it's called.
@larrybe2900
@larrybe2900 2 жыл бұрын
Orvillllllllle .......... Wilburrrrrrrrrrrr Ross.
@haroldboyer1174
@haroldboyer1174 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video JR. Nice build, let's get it started.
@jrackley8016
@jrackley8016 2 жыл бұрын
When I was younger several of us tried to build one. The main problem was the rotor and engine. We grew up and found girl's and car's but never forgot about gyro's. You got a great deal although as some one said, ya shoulda got it for scrap price. I used to know a lot about them, but one thing I remember is that they are probably the safest thing you can fly. I was a pilot and my instructor had been a WW2 flight instructor, he always wanted to build one. I think you should fly it at least once.
@edfrawley4356
@edfrawley4356 2 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to you either finding or fab-ing as set of main rotor blades. That will be the make or break on this project.
@chuckgorski7845
@chuckgorski7845 2 жыл бұрын
Some would say all McCulloch products end up seized! You are way ahead of the game.
@jefftuckercfii
@jefftuckercfii 2 жыл бұрын
BTW, I am a helicopter CFI and this isn't a helicopter, it's a gyroplane. Forward thrust is provided by a pusher propeller and you have a rotary wing instead of a fixed wing. It autorotates just from the flow of air over it created by your prop pushing the craft through the air (relative wind). Once autorotation speed is reached from a short takeoff run (300-500 feet, condition dependent) on the ground, there is sufficient lift for flight. An item called a prerotator can spin the rotor fast enough so you can perform a jump takeoff, which can be almost vertical or a very short ground run, like 20 feet.
@eileenfalcon7635
@eileenfalcon7635 2 жыл бұрын
I knew it! When I saw that during the crusher episode I thought why does JR buy that. Oh yea crowd engagement that’s a t-shirt in the making! You have my attention sir.
@rickster4455
@rickster4455 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't James Bond fly something like that in the one 1960's movie? Real fun.
@ukp42
@ukp42 2 жыл бұрын
Little Nellie was her name, she knew how how to look after herself! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rqyfrbp1sdTJZ5c.html&ab_channel=JamesBond007
@3rdworldgarage450
@3rdworldgarage450 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It was called "Little Nellie". It's creator used to fly it during air shows, right up until it crashed and killed him.
@bearing_aficionado
@bearing_aficionado 2 жыл бұрын
I was told stories about Uncle Jimmy flying this thing.
@Bumblebee4788
@Bumblebee4788 2 жыл бұрын
Mad Max guy too.
@richardirish2153
@richardirish2153 2 жыл бұрын
Even if you can’t get this thing to work, it will make a great conversation piece for the shop! Get it cleaned up and hang it from the ceiling! It’s too cool to scrap! Thanks for the unusual content!
@johnsmith5726
@johnsmith5726 2 жыл бұрын
Come on JR, get that thing restored and let someone fly it if you don't want to.
@stuartburgess6945
@stuartburgess6945 2 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw this in the video I new you'd get it, fun to see you ride round the shop in it 😎
@stanstolarski8325
@stanstolarski8325 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Best of luck getting airborne. All the best & stay well !!!
@blairwilliams5215
@blairwilliams5215 2 жыл бұрын
Drop all other builds and get on THIS! Cant wait to see this thing run
@v745ti
@v745ti 2 жыл бұрын
SO GLAD you rescued this from the other video. There is a complete example at the Arkansas Air and Military Museum in Fayetteville, AR if you need a reference.
@devisionhun
@devisionhun 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome lawnchair! Love it!!
@sleepyhollow783
@sleepyhollow783 2 жыл бұрын
This chiro-gyro-thingy will go a long way to help JR get his pilot's license! Solid investment. 🚁 I love this channel. Smiles per gallon.😅
@trentireland9993
@trentireland9993 2 жыл бұрын
Oh man this build is going to be epic
@leebryant1973
@leebryant1973 2 жыл бұрын
Well in this will be a awesome project m8 looking forward to watching this
@c.ebenfranks4473
@c.ebenfranks4473 2 жыл бұрын
My best friend's father was the US first helicopter pilot just after WWII - he worked with Igor Sikorsky and flew the first one they ever built - when we were teenagers in the 1960s, he bought a Benson Gyro-copter - same variant as the one you have there. Before you added the engine, they could be towed behind a car in a short boom to get practice - we did that a few times at Plymouth, MA airport. Subsequent tow-trials were with a long tow rope - still no engine. Eventually, the McCulloch drone engine went on. He did a couple short flights and eventually crashed it on take off - they are squirrely. And.. the drone engines were not designed for long duration use - the bearings wore out and siezed up after several hours if I recall correctly. Be safe on that thing, Sir - not likely to have a good outcome if you auger it in from more than 10' altitude.
@whollymindless
@whollymindless 2 жыл бұрын
Only 20 mph to launch. But you will need 100 feet to take off - landing can be done in much shorter. There are still plans online that should help with building parts.
@nostric4237
@nostric4237 2 жыл бұрын
This is really cool! I want to see somebody try that thing out. I understand nobody wants to actually fly, but would be fun to see it drive
@ryanpaul5604
@ryanpaul5604 2 жыл бұрын
$500?! They should've sold it to you for scrap price 😂
@MikeCris
@MikeCris 2 жыл бұрын
Especially with all the work JR and his dad have put into the car crusher.
@shawnmason5290
@shawnmason5290 2 жыл бұрын
So do you think JR and his dad broke even And did all their work for cost?
@johnasbury7511
@johnasbury7511 2 жыл бұрын
Even with that engine seized it's worth a good penny
@t3ck3r
@t3ck3r 2 жыл бұрын
Scrap prices are way up in his area right now. So I think he got it at good price.
@CR7659
@CR7659 2 жыл бұрын
It's mostly aluminum, and to buy from the scrapyard you have to pay the processed price. I saved a crappy Model A doodlebug that way years ago.
@renoflames
@renoflames 2 жыл бұрын
Yes that ought to be fun. I flew one years ago and the USAF used to test them. lol.
@erich6879
@erich6879 2 жыл бұрын
JR's ADD is kicking in............I soooo want to see you attempt to fly this thing..........go JR gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
@31dknight
@31dknight 2 жыл бұрын
Great video from JR.
@Danman1972
@Danman1972 2 жыл бұрын
JR is going Mad Max on em!
@Falasi4
@Falasi4 2 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine has a gyro and it is pretty cool how it can hover after the rotor gets some speed. He has had a non-powered landing but just a slightly bent landing gear and some puckering. I'll stick with drones for my flying but if I was going to try an aircraft it would be a gyro.
@leonarddaneman810
@leonarddaneman810 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that Puckering is a highly technical term.
@OG_Jack
@OG_Jack 2 жыл бұрын
"Non powered landing". What a great description.
@danielrios4299
@danielrios4299 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you have the tug to pull the heavy beast around!! Haha 😂
@hktool69
@hktool69 2 жыл бұрын
Gonna call you the Gyro captain from the road warrior!
@jhcampbe
@jhcampbe 2 жыл бұрын
You're going to be flying that machine. Mark my words.
@michaelreynolds1904
@michaelreynolds1904 2 жыл бұрын
We all knew this was coming!
@eileenfalcon7635
@eileenfalcon7635 2 жыл бұрын
I did like the way he slow rolled it.
@RearEngineShop
@RearEngineShop 2 жыл бұрын
Don’t let Cleetus see this! 🤣
@1mandanceparty
@1mandanceparty 2 жыл бұрын
He bought it... Absolute madman 🤣🤣🤣
@robertbrown8580
@robertbrown8580 2 жыл бұрын
Since it is experimental it does. To have to file a flight plan. I will fly it for you. Great buy.
@CorydonDude
@CorydonDude 2 жыл бұрын
Is this the Rob Brown I know? 🧐
@michaelreynolds1904
@michaelreynolds1904 2 жыл бұрын
That has an Evinrude two hose pressure tank for the fuel system
@rf159a
@rf159a 2 жыл бұрын
Thought that looked familiar. My dad had a tank like that for his boat!!
@michaelreynolds1904
@michaelreynolds1904 2 жыл бұрын
@@rf159a he is going to have to make a new diaphragm for it, they are NLA.
@AndyZ325is
@AndyZ325is 2 жыл бұрын
Seaway Marine in Washington State may have the diaphragm for the tank.
@michaelreynolds1904
@michaelreynolds1904 2 жыл бұрын
@@AndyZ325is last time I tried they didn't in around 2005 for one of my customers. They haven't been produced since the 70's. I had to make them in 82 when I ran a 58 Evinrude on my first boat.
@PeterEHempel
@PeterEHempel 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I am so glad you bought the gyro, I was thinking if you didn't buy that thing i would! No way you can't start a gyro channel!
@timothymclaughlin3273
@timothymclaughlin3273 2 жыл бұрын
Love these earlier upload times
@kirkacola7942
@kirkacola7942 2 жыл бұрын
That B-8 Gyrocopter is awesome! If I had that I would restore it and fly it from NW, PA To Orlando, FL! 😁
@jonnyonwheels
@jonnyonwheels 2 жыл бұрын
I knew this was coming home with you as soon as I saw it in the crusher video!
@braxtonnelson7422
@braxtonnelson7422 2 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school in Fairhope, AL (mid 1970s), you would occasionally see a fellow flying an autogyro over the school... which always brought a crowd of students outside to watch him! I always thought it was the coolest thing, and really wanted one some day! Later in life (mid 1980s), I was the manager of an auto parts store, and one of my customers (a college professor at the University of South Alabama) would come in about once a year to have me order a set of 4 "matched belts" made by Goodyear (matched belts all have the same batch number on them to indicate that they are exactly the same length since they were used on multiple pulley set-ups). The guy had his own autogyro/gyrocopter which used a 4 cylinder air-cooled, flat 4 engine (like a Volkswagen used to use). The engine had a 4 groove pulley which drove a smaller 4 groove pulley which was attached to the pusher prop, and having multiple belts gave you plenty of redundancy in case one broke (or 2 or 3, I guess!). The guy told me that autogyros were some of the safest air vehicles you could fly in (or on?) since the overhead rotor was basically autorotating the entire time the craft was in the air, and you could easily land it even if the pusher engine died by simply "flaring" the rotor blades as you came in for a landing.
@n84434
@n84434 2 жыл бұрын
Now you can reenact the movie "Road Warrior"!!! 👍
@PrincessTS01
@PrincessTS01 2 жыл бұрын
you can totally make that into a mad max 2 movie prop
@3rdworldgarage450
@3rdworldgarage450 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but then he'd have to change his name to "The Gyrocaptain". (Played by Bruce Spence, IIRC)
@watts300
@watts300 2 жыл бұрын
“Kinda kidding.” Deadpan. That made me laugh out loud.
@lkchild
@lkchild 2 жыл бұрын
You probably already know, but the switch grounds the magneto out to stop it. If the switch is off or the wire is broken, the engine is live. Be careful when you’re trying to move the prop, if it moves and the mag is not grounded, it’s going to spark. Some mags are very easy to start when you don’t expect.
@lawblakethom
@lawblakethom 2 жыл бұрын
JR, chop off the top. Rig up a giant parasail setup. Make it into a paramotor trike. Paramotor flight seems way safer than gyrocopter flight. I think car-sized paramotors could be the breakthrough for mass-produced flying vehicles. You could do a proof of concept. You're welcome!
@SixWheelsDown
@SixWheelsDown 2 жыл бұрын
don't all airplane motors like that have magnetos because the last thing you want is a no-spark situation in the air which a points system and battery could fail and cause?
@WildDigger
@WildDigger 2 жыл бұрын
Cool project. 😎 Matt.
@tedll75
@tedll75 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!!!!
@mdbrenna
@mdbrenna 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome
@trackerofbadboys
@trackerofbadboys 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that thing is sick. Several good websites and a few video's on them.
@mohawkgarage
@mohawkgarage 2 жыл бұрын
My brothers and I lusted for a Bensen as kids. We saw them in the back of comic books. We had lots of go-karts and minibikes over the years, but the 'copter was deemed to be a bit too dangerous. lol
@jetskirehab750
@jetskirehab750 2 жыл бұрын
First. I knew you’d buy it!
@WatchJRGo
@WatchJRGo 2 жыл бұрын
🥇 boom!
@SlowDelSol
@SlowDelSol 2 жыл бұрын
I was scrolling, realized what I had just read and then scrolled back to click on the video 😂
@rockwithme5346
@rockwithme5346 2 жыл бұрын
Same
@05Forenza
@05Forenza 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so relieved you said you weren't going to fly it. I just thought "death trap" immediately lol
@philiptissington2872
@philiptissington2872 2 жыл бұрын
Awsome can't wait to see it go ,make it copy of James bond one .
@jeremyTallen1
@jeremyTallen1 2 жыл бұрын
You definitely need this JR for an apocalypse situation
@ryanpaul5604
@ryanpaul5604 2 жыл бұрын
Such a cool old machine as yard art or something
@tollefreyerson6710
@tollefreyerson6710 2 жыл бұрын
Old Gyros operated free spin. Check out more modern Gyros. Cool build!!
@jimmyrivano3477
@jimmyrivano3477 2 жыл бұрын
LOL, flew from Lancaster to Bakersfield. Bakersfield is my hometown and where I currently reside. Looks like a fun project, can't see the next vid.
@RealRickCox
@RealRickCox 2 жыл бұрын
Good thing you corrected yourself in the description... because all of us aviators know the difference. I've seen some unfortunate accidents in these... including a recent one by a well known KZfaqr.
@bmh67wa
@bmh67wa 2 жыл бұрын
N3913 1969 BENSEN-WOMACK B-8 Rotorcraft single seat/single passenger (experimental). 72HP MCCULLOCH 4318A&E/0-100. Maximum speed 45 MPH. First registered 12-12-1972. Last action date was 5-20-2008 and expired 6-30-2013. Last registered 06-02-2006. Serial # W0001. Classified under the less than 12,500 pound weight class. Original owner/builder David **** from Wichita, KS. I think that the flight information that FlightAware has is wrong. For some reason it's showing a flight with that tail number that was made in California in 1998 but the plane was a Piper Cherokee PA28. Yet if you click the registration link it gives you details about your gyrocopter.
@markcoyle5648
@markcoyle5648 2 жыл бұрын
You going up in this thing would be ultimate content.. What possibly could go wrong ? You only need a parachute ..Right !
@martyg55marty57
@martyg55marty57 2 жыл бұрын
Love it!!!
@just-a-waffle
@just-a-waffle 2 жыл бұрын
There is an annual inspection for experimental aircraft (although it's called a "condition inspection"). On gyrocopters there is no collective, the rotor is a fixed angle and is always autorotating, it's tilted rearward so that while it's got airspeed it autorotates to create lift. Experimentals can be much newer/better than "certified" aircraft, but obviously it's a mixed bag
@hackabilly4787
@hackabilly4787 2 жыл бұрын
NICE SCORE!
@tehfalcon
@tehfalcon 2 жыл бұрын
you gotta at least try it, even if its a few feet off the ground lol
@hecantcraft4936
@hecantcraft4936 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet! Glad you bought it. Maybe partner with NIAR in Wichita for some of the aero bits. AMX/Javelin next? Last of the V8 interceptors!
@Torsee
@Torsee 2 жыл бұрын
Cleaned up and running, you’ll get your money back an more!
@djuell01
@djuell01 2 жыл бұрын
Nice art for the shop, you could put up on the roof and have it as a giant weathervane.
@Iblis666ful
@Iblis666ful 2 жыл бұрын
That thing looks scary AF. I'd love to see you fly it.
@DulceSeeker
@DulceSeeker 2 жыл бұрын
so nice so nice that you had these builts back in the days. We had something similar in USSR era just not helicopters :D points out the freedom of engineer you had back then.
@In_memory_of_Dad
@In_memory_of_Dad 2 жыл бұрын
John Ross I'd love to see you do a little road trip in the black Corvette? That car is beautiful...🙂🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧
@waynebush7953
@waynebush7953 2 жыл бұрын
C'mon! You can con someone into flying it! A few wobble pops and bad ideas are contagious! Also, even if you don't fly it it should be kept around as the Watch JR Go Corporate Autogyro! You should pour a small Helo type pad and display it outside the warehouse! This is awesome! I don't even need wobble pops!
@jefftuckercfii
@jefftuckercfii 2 жыл бұрын
I somehow knew when you showed this during the last car crusher video that you would end up buying it. "Get in da choppah!!!"
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