Atwoods Had NEW WHEELS For My Chopper IN-STOCK For $30

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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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@damaib1 2 жыл бұрын

I bought that Bensen from the builder. He worked at Boeing in Wichita. The FAA inspector that signed off the AW for me told me, as you have observed, that it was impeccably built. It didn’t have the joystick when I owned it. Had the old overhead control with a motorcycle style twist grip throttle and bicycle type hand brake lever. I never got to fly it other than towed behind my brothers old Chevy van at the Newton airport. I was a very experienced helicopter pilot and the Bensen scared the heck out of me! I kept it at Dead Cow and the wooden blades were ruined in a flood, so I sold it. I am amazed to see that it’s still around! Very cool!

@andrewzanas9387 2 жыл бұрын

Its provenance continues to expand logarithmically.

@eelecurb 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@glassvial 2 жыл бұрын

If JR ever does a VINWiki about this thing, this part of the story should be added to it.

@TheBarberShopScott 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome. Love it when the history is discovered in the comments

@patmclean1951 2 жыл бұрын

This is KZfaq gold right here. Thanks for piping up!!!

@jcargentum 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like precision wheelbarrow wheels to make your flying craft extra safe 😅

@WatchJRGo 2 жыл бұрын

Only the best components 😂

@nickwheeler8231 2 жыл бұрын

An upgrade to the modern gyrocopters is to fit scooter tyres instead of the lawnmower ones the manufacturer used. Having worked on a few, there is no way I'd fly in one.

@kirkacola7942 2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo Just get those Big Ass Fans that might work ( Just a suggestion😉😅 )

@GeorgeKistler 2 жыл бұрын

He went more upscale than Harbor Freight

@kirkacola7942 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeKistler oh ok well I guess that will work... 😉😋

@michaelhawkins5530 2 жыл бұрын

A Recaro seat would be a nice addition. A heated version of that seat (for when you are flying at high altitude) would help keep the body warm. Seat mounted airbags would be a great safety feature if a goose broadsides you in flight.

@techdaddykb 2 жыл бұрын

I just had an image of a Goose broadsiding this setup and the side impact airbag launching him out of the gyro LOL

@Chris-hw4mq 2 жыл бұрын

A new seat a paint job afterwards just sell it as a project

@simonwoodward438 2 жыл бұрын

That looks really well built, if it never flies again it would be a shame but nicely cleaned up and hung from the ceiling it would make a great bit of ceiling art.

@phenomanII 2 жыл бұрын

Mount it right underneath the biggest ceiling fan you can find and pretend that you're using the gyrocopter to move air around the shop.

@dtlawren1 2 жыл бұрын

@@phenomanII Use Big Ass Fans as a sponsor.

@phenomanII 2 жыл бұрын

@@dtlawren1 Hang the whole thing in front of the TV wall for the ultimate flight sim experience.

@jimbote1968 2 жыл бұрын

@@phenomanII awesome idea!

@S4R1 2 жыл бұрын

@@phenomanII that’s such a great idea

@B-in-Norva 2 жыл бұрын

Those drones were used by the US Navy for gunnery practice with the old 5" deck guns and others, even airborne guns. My father served in VU-6 (Utility Squadron, later VC-6) and serviced those drones at VU-6's detachment at Dam Neck, VA. This was in 1960. Civilians would recover the downed drones to reuse the engines, else the Navy salvaged them for parts.

@johnsanchez284 2 жыл бұрын

That pusher prop was probably made by Culver Props, still in business in Missouri.

@toolzshed 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting Engine, can't wait to see the tear down! 👍🏾

@streettosky5983 2 жыл бұрын

The plans for the blades can be found for really cheap or free!

@philipjfry6754 2 жыл бұрын

Hang it from the ceiling in the shop maybe add some lights to the propellers so it looks like it flying

@simonlaw3151 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t get me wrong I like the cars but I really appreciate this thing and look forward to watching more content with it

@upsidedowndog1256 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you saved that cool piece of history!

@Tarakian1999 2 жыл бұрын

Just call him Bond, JR Bond. Gyrocopter name? Little Nellie.

@jimbote1968 2 жыл бұрын

keep the patina as well as the old wheels, that old bird is a work of art.

@philtowle4683 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I would have swapped the tyres and tubes onto the old wheels.

@HiggsBJ 2 жыл бұрын

That bailing wire makes it fly!

@WatchJRGo 2 жыл бұрын

Oops, now it’ll never fly 😂

@MrWatthefuckareyou 2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for a update on it thanks and keep up the great work

@isaacsoderlund9677 2 жыл бұрын

Longtime listener from Duluth, MN. Dont forget about Cirrus! Built right here.

@truckerdaveandred6731 2 жыл бұрын

I also used to build the Citation X. I did the Firebox and all the pylon fairings. A truly remarkable airplane. I quit out there the day they instituted the sap program on the line. I went through that nightmare at Raytheon and decided my life would be easier and more well spent as a truck driver

@joequixotic3039 2 жыл бұрын

If the engine is too expensive to rebuild, I vote for supercharged Harbor Freight V-twin...

@rsprockets7846 2 жыл бұрын

a hemi

@lazypurplepeeps4393 2 жыл бұрын

Supposed to be the greatest mechanic shop on YT and no grease gun!! Watch JR go.

@nottingham82 2 жыл бұрын

Atwood's for all your aviation needs

@gwechoochoo 2 жыл бұрын

Changing your name to Watch JR FBO. Us aviation guys will get it.

@screwit8408 2 жыл бұрын

That chopper next to a SAAB is no coincidence. Aviation, boys!

@josephstanger873 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure some from a different manufacturer used VW Beetle engines, because they could take constant RPM’s, that might be a possibility to swap out if that engine is absolute scrap.

@gwechoochoo 2 жыл бұрын

This may sound just out in left field...but that gyrocopter would be a one of a kind entry to LS Fest. Have it turn a powered parachute fan. That would scoot you around the fairground.

@andrewzanas9387 2 жыл бұрын

and decapitate anyone bullying their way to the front lines of onrushing idjits... First!! ...errr,... oops... Look, Mama!! No hands!!

@glassvial 2 жыл бұрын

That would be hysterical, but also WAY too heavy to strap an LS on this thing.

@gwechoochoo 2 жыл бұрын

@@glassvial If ANYONE could figure it out JR could. Briggs and Stratton with LS badging would be tits.

@glassvial 2 жыл бұрын

@@gwechoochoo 🤣🤣 The B&S LS!

@gwechoochoo 2 жыл бұрын

@@glassvial Or just a BS LS

@mib20000 2 жыл бұрын

have you seen a KZfaqr named Tucker Gott he flies a Paramotor. basically, a fan attached to your back and fabric wings. amazing Height this dude flies too.

@haroldboyer1174 2 жыл бұрын

The build starts,awesome video JR.

@31dknight 2 жыл бұрын

Great video from JR.

@tollefreyerson6710 2 жыл бұрын

Cool project JR!! This will be a great project!!

@ronporter610 2 жыл бұрын

Paint it all up and put it on a small concrete pad in front of your shop for land mark / ornament. It is a great discussion piece.

@sccarguy8242 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who lives outside of Savannah GA… Gulf Stream for life !!!

@DonVDBorgh 2 жыл бұрын

People my age, in 50s, should know the gyrocopters, all our cartoons had them when growing up in 70s & 80s. Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble use fly in one with an egg beater on top! Fun, fun! 👍👍

@davidl2438 2 жыл бұрын

Please do not forget about the Saturn Sky. Perhaps you need to purchase a different turbo-charger kit. I doubt that you installed the failed one incorrectly. There may have been a design flaw in the former turbo. Seems like the company that made the turbo did not treat you well after their product failed.

@AdrianNelson1507 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@coolissimo69 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you bought the Heli.

@unstablebobgable 2 жыл бұрын

If I could help Watch JR Goes work on the Gyro Copter I would drink the shot of whiskey and the cold Bartle Skeets and pack up the Hash Pipe with Rocky and get all schmoked up

@mdoyle1981 2 жыл бұрын

Since it's going to be a display piece, I like the patina of the old wheels. Maybe clean up those rims and change over to the new bearings and tires?

@VanisleNSX 2 жыл бұрын

It looks better already!

@boriss.861 2 жыл бұрын

James Bond used one! You must be able to pick up some parts this side of the pond!

@hi-its-me22 2 жыл бұрын

“Gyrocopter Part II - He Gone” 😂 But JR’s a techie - get that thing a few Pi, a few remote cams, remote controls, take it to a safe place and auto pilot that SoB!

@JUSTTRYANDSTOPIT 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from the UK....great project!!

@andrewthomason3857 2 жыл бұрын

The most significant thing about this video is that the Saab is still there.

@ShaneEwing 2 жыл бұрын

It was about that time that I noticed this gyrocopter was about 8 stories tall and was a crustacean from the Mesozoic era.

@2rueblue 2 жыл бұрын

Lay the bearing in the palm of your hand and pack it by using the thumb of your other hand slowly turning the bearing as the race fills, this way you can scrape your hand kn the tub to keep the grease that's pushed through. I got this tip from Derek over at vice grip garage he is a master jedi in the the art of making old things run again without spending a fortune.

@JakeTheSnakeProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Bankrupt Ron: "Push me around some!"

@SuperBigdanno 2 жыл бұрын

I would take my chances with that Mculloch running on 2 cylinders over any rotax any day! Also unless your gonna completely restore it, mount the new rubber on the old rims and keep the engine with the old patina. Looks way cooler in it current form

@bobstroud9118 2 жыл бұрын

All my flying troubles came from a Cuyuna. Three times we had to bring the trailer for it when it quit running on a flight too far from the airport. N.E.OH Bob

@SuperBigdanno 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobstroud9118 ah ues the good old Cuyuna, not sure how they worked on an aircraft but on snowmobiles they sure can be finicky. They liked to over heat the pto side but when they ran good they were a smoooth engine with a unique fan whine.

@chrisc1623 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely reminds me of Mad Max 2.....That's the first thing that comes to mind when I see it...Are they VW engines?

@WatchJRGo 2 жыл бұрын

This is a target drone engines, some people have done Gryos with VWs though 🍻

@jefftuckercfii 2 жыл бұрын

Also Subaru and Rotax engines. Also, Wheels Through Time just had a vid about a homebuilt fixed wing plane built in the 1920s powered by an old Harley V-Twin. They actually got her fired up and taxied her outside their museum. The McCulloch engine was quite powerful, but built for a target drone so longevity was not a high priority to the designers.

@renoflames 2 жыл бұрын

Bam! You did it again....

@TheMast3rStunn3r 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, keep up the unique content.

@jamescriswell1505 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I worked on aircraft in the NAVY for 20 years and I would be tempted to try to fly it. I would try to put some kind of a roll cage on it though. For safety.

@swpags2024 2 жыл бұрын

Love the LX just hanging out in there.

@brantleyhudson2892 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing you get pushed around in that gyrocopter made me laugh! Good stuff!

@Saint_Vincent1735 2 жыл бұрын

The chitty chitty bang bang of aviation

@jimschafer9196 2 жыл бұрын

Memories, back in the day early 70's a guy I knew had one of these things. He took it up late in the day but he forgot flying off the ground has more (or longer daylight) so when he realized it was getting dark he thought its time to land this thing. But as he was coming in for landing he could not find where to land ... hence a very spooky event, it made us all laugh the way he told the story but he could of ended as one of the crash examples - but he did survive hence he learned his lesion land way before dark. LOL

@user-hr5di5fg8b 2 жыл бұрын

If you get the engine running you should make a go kart out of it since you don't want to fly it

@fillg 2 жыл бұрын

I like it! A go kart driven by the rear prop. Just leave the rotor off the top! Then if he ever grows a pair and decides to fly it he can add the rotor.

@firesurfer 2 жыл бұрын

They race similar setups in the desert. Also in the winter on frozen lakes. Just leave out the blades.

@mayberickcanfixit7468 2 жыл бұрын

I'd fly it... what could possibly go wrong. LOL It is really cool though.

@greathornedowl3644 2 жыл бұрын

Thinking with surplus pipes and a little welding would make a great swamp buggy

@ryanpaul5604 2 жыл бұрын

Gyrocopter part 2 "he gone" 😂😂

@michellericard4850 2 жыл бұрын

RALLY FIGHTER 💪🏼!!!!

@smallmip 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking leave one side of the wheel bearings off and fill it with grease before you fit the second one to make it easier 😀

@jimbote1968 2 жыл бұрын

cool vid, my buddy used to work for Bensen at RDU.

@gregdiiamond3899 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you can get it to one day fly but I’ll be impressed if you get it running. Good luck to ypu man.

@robertm2172 2 жыл бұрын

You are correct on the engine

@acconboy 2 жыл бұрын

Culver props still makes the props for that beast

@darthvirago 2 жыл бұрын

Would make a good leafblower for your garden.

@vintagerc9173 2 жыл бұрын

Check out the Honeybee auto gyro!

@guykiphs 2 жыл бұрын

You should use Big @SS Fan blades and get them to sponsor the build! LOL

@jackjacke4654 2 жыл бұрын

Straight outta Mad Max.

@jasonw3303 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can get it to run

@nathanielcrenshaw187 2 жыл бұрын

On a wing and a prayer... except you're missing a wing!

@tabajaralabs 2 жыл бұрын

Man, that was an interesting episode! 🤣🤣🤣

@F06M6 2 жыл бұрын

Howdy JR!

@waynep343 2 жыл бұрын

Contact Culver props. If they dont have a pattern they should be able to use what's left of your prop for a pattern. They have a KZfaq channel too

@frederickgiordiano2105 2 жыл бұрын

The front release that you were looking at in the previous video is for a tow wire to assist take off.

@lukeiamyourfather3511 2 жыл бұрын

Roger that , You have clearance Clarence.

@eddiehuff7366 2 жыл бұрын

OK now...looking forward to seeing that thing on a large flat grassy (soft) Kansas field taking off. 😉

@derekrogers3426 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like the 1 they used in Mad Max🤘🤘🤘

@bender4262 2 жыл бұрын

you can get a retrofit kit to turn turn these in to parachute plane or fixed ultralight

@jefftuckercfii 2 жыл бұрын

I think the paint the gyroplane is finished in is called zinc chromate green. IIRC, it is pretty toxic stuff. Does a great job of preserving against corrosion, though.

@leahsdreams 2 жыл бұрын

Already increased $100 in value!

@paulpatzer9438 2 жыл бұрын

If you try flying this thing, it will give new meaning to the phrase "Watch JR go."

@becomemoremills9783 2 жыл бұрын

Northern tool carries those small tire wheel combos.

@ultramagnushurts 2 жыл бұрын

Man that’s built from a piper cherokee. Looked up the registry number with the NTSB and glad it could be reused.

@julias-shed 2 жыл бұрын

I assume that was fencing wire from the last “landing” not baling wire? 🤣

@rpmrallysport7071 2 жыл бұрын

The ole foot as a hammer tool. Nice

@joshuanye1630 2 жыл бұрын

Funny to see you went from aircraft mechanic to car mechanic and I went the opposite. Started on cars and now build jets. Went from 787 to 737 and now 767. Cool to see someone who built bizjets.

@Julian-do7bv 2 жыл бұрын

Eric just strong arms the engine and turns it over lol

@erwanfrombrittany 2 жыл бұрын

Wichita, Seattle and Toulouse in France ✈😀😀😀

@InsideOfMyOwnMind 2 жыл бұрын

I want to fly a homemade aircraft with an engine from WW2 that was made for a single use.

@psubuster 2 жыл бұрын

Hey

@WatchJRGo 2 жыл бұрын

🥇 boom!

@bmaldonado41 2 жыл бұрын

They actually do sell propellers on EBay under Hamilton standard propellers. For pretty cheap.

@tkskagen 2 жыл бұрын

Oh darn, now you get to buy a MILWAUKEE M18 GREASE GUN! They are GREAT for all Projects!

@eileenfalcon7635 2 жыл бұрын

Nice automotive racing seating

@bobstroud9118 2 жыл бұрын

My MX sat on the tail skid until the pilot sat in the seat. All about CG.

@robpeabo509 2 жыл бұрын

You guys were having fun pushing just pushing it, how cool would it be to get the motor running again with a belt drive to a flywheel on the wheels. How Cool would that be, your own Gyrocopter go-cart!!

@plantedinpr886 2 жыл бұрын

Hey JR, you should pull the spark plugs and put oil in the cylinders. Just let it sit that way for a while then try to unseize the engine.

@jamesluke7377 2 жыл бұрын

Will you be making a replica of the Road Warrior Gyrocopter?

@LachyHarka 2 жыл бұрын

I think making it into something like an air boat crossed with a trike could be cool

@glassvial 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of Evaporust first and maybe transmission fluid second needs to go in that engine to try and free it up, good luck, if anyone can get this thing running it's you (and/or maybe your old man).

@llaughridge 2 жыл бұрын

Citation X - The fastest bizjet between service centers 😛

@kge420 2 жыл бұрын

Bailing wire is from the fence it crashed into.

@daboonies8603 2 жыл бұрын

Idea! If you get it running you could put skis in it and zoom across a frozen lake! That is of course if your lakes get cold enough to do that. I wouldn't want to fly that either 😂