Top 10 vertical takeoff Gyrocopter The Past , Present & the Future

A collection of vertical takeoff gyros from the past , the present and the future
If you think the gyros from today are advanced ,think again and watch my informative video regarding existing and future vertical takeoff gyros .
Produced by Arthur Gemperle Thanks for watching
Music : Standard KZbin licence

[@valfield3831]

Thanks, Arthur, for the insight into current development of vertical take-off Gyros . While the Carter is well known, the larger and newer aircraft are mind blowing! It was nice to watch a selection of different machines in a combined video collage. Very well presented

[@winstonpark3868]

What a fantastic educational video most people dont know

[@indarenmoodley2403]

A wonderfully composed and edited presentation depicting the past, present and future innovations of these splendid machines. This certainly helps gyro owners and enthusiasts to keep abreast of future developments. Well done Arthur !!!

[@brettjennings135]

This video has saved me hours of research Thanks for creating & sharing it .

[@Shirley_-zn8kl]

NOW THIS LOOKS GOOD

[@stevengemperle9664]

excellent comparison of the past present and future vertical take of the gyro copters

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

I love the white ARYAn race with clear eyes

[@martinsavage6838]

If I had the money I would revive the Fairey Rotodyne myself. Such a great concept for short haul passenger travel.

[@alanmainwaring1830]

Here here

[@drgeoffangel5422]

With modern lightweight materials, and todays efficient power plants, and technolgies, it could be a real winner! I totally agree!

[@KutWrite]

The Fairey and later Avro Rotodynes were only gyroplanes in cruise. Their main rotor was powered in other flight modes.

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

By tip jets

[@williamgrimberg7722]

Gyro may use a little more landing area than helicopters but they a lot more stable than a fixed wing aircraft for landing in cross and high wind take offs and especially cross wind landings . In fact in many instances , heading into high winds gives them an advantage since they gain more energy in the rotors why using less horsepower creating many of the extremely short take offs and landings while being faster and cheaper to operate than helicopters .

[@skysurferuk]

Interesting clips totally ruined by the dubbed music... :(

[@devdevan7657]

Future is looking really bright and exciting... very well researched

[@richardmoss2904]

Excellent compilation of past, present and future

[@DanielMorales-dz4nv]

Very promising the future of aviation.

[@garethevans5645]

lovely montages of Gyros. never knew they were so advanced! wow

[@matthewchaplin1592]

Another great compilation! So many cool and diverse machines, fascinating to see how each one handles differently! Awesome!

[@Rakanarshi2]

These are such beautiful and under rated machines. I heard they would have replaced cars if it wasn't for a crash. Can you imagine flying these instead of driving?

[@KutWrite]

We'd be flying them today if it weren't for government collusion with the aircraft industry.

[@SkyAdventures2024]

What an interesting video, I had no idea a vertical take off like that was possible

[@vernonsmith6488]

excellent video. man, i had no idea those things could fly like that. excellent!

[@r.daniels1165]

I happen to love the cheesy music background!

[@roshnigemperle6625]

Incredible video , very informative and a great future to look forward to. Well done !

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

:( i want one

[@duggydugg3937]

the air and space 18A was an american jump take off gyro company owned by don farrington

[@szentagostonka]

Rotadyne and the last plane have a good useable for short distance passanger flights. 200-600 km.

[@rudigervonvarendorff3654]

Very interesting Arthur. First time seeing this type of technology. It's amazing what innovation happens out there.

[@zenzen9131]

Design comes a full circle (no pun intended :) ) back to a pure jet powered Rotodyne configuration.

[@abrahkadabra9501]

Gyrocopters have been advertised as a cheap alternative to the helicopter since the 1960's but never manage to make any significant inroads into the commercial market. It's been 80 years now, maybe time to call it a day.

[@maxatkinson4894]

very interesting timeline, thank you

[@andrewupfold3489]

fantastic video clips

[@zakthewarcat3172]

always loved the auto gyros

[@pivko1750]

Обалдеть! Я и не знал , что автожиры на это способны.

[@ericonline7]

Why don't we see these VTOL capable gyros in production today for personal use? They would be at the top of my list for an aircraft purchase.

[@efesair4336]

Zero stall speed is not really correct. When the rotor does not spin fast enough, a gyro will drop..and that very very fast. And in order for a rotor to spin, airspeed is needed. If the pitch is too high and the energy is washed off, a gyro will drop out of the sky. Same like a stall. Difference is, the stall on a conventional wing is based on angle of attack, not on airspeed. A gyro on the other hand it is a bout the energy that is needed to spin the rotor, thus to produce lift.

[@KutWrite]

Yes, you can stall a rotor, but the recovery is simply down collective. You do NOT need forward speed for the rotor to produce lift; that's why it rotates. To autorotate, you only need air passing through the rotor disk with proper application of collective. On the ground, air produced by the thrust engine keeps the rotor spinning without forward motion. That's how they can do those jump starts.

[@efesair4336]

@Rusty Climber Remind me please...what was the topic about?

[@efesair4336]

@Rusty Climber Ok, just found my comment. Well, I am sure that I will NOT deal with anyone to convince them of anything. I do not have another 120 years to live...it might take that long to make the FAA understand ))

[@cameronlapworth2284]

@@KutWrite Actually generally you can't stall it other than unloading (negative g) as the rotor unlike a helicopter is always in autorotation as the angle of incidence of the blade is generally below 4 degrees. Some of the jump take off gyros in the 1930's allowed for a short excusion to 6 degrees or more but flew at an angle that would not allow it to stall. This is why you don't really need a rotor tacho in a normal (non-jump gyro - if you know how to wind up rotors) you would definitely need one in any sort of jump take off gyro as you need to know you have enough energy stored to succeed in he jump.

[@QuoVadistis]

Do these slow rotor autos ,like Arrowhawk, suffer in wind? The high speed rotors on autos supposedly provide stability against winds?

[@jamesrobenson2806]

i like them buy 1000 of them, give to folks on the sealed inditement lists!

[@duggydugg3937]

groen also converted a cessna pusher puller airframe into a tractor [ puller ] configuration.. many think the original puller / tractor style is safer ..less chance of tumbling forward under certain flight conditions the original cierva ; kay ; kayaba ; kellet ; pitcairn etc autogyros were all tractor variants of conventional airplanes

[@johnrountree2872]

Great video thanks for sharing!!

[@cesarperezrecio1802]

Se les pasó por alto un pequeño detalle......El origen del autogiro se remonta al año 1923, fecha de su primer vuelo en España y pilotado por su creador e inventor Juan de la Cierva, ingeniero español. Este año es su 100 aniversario. En la actualidad, el fabricante español ELA, siguen en el presente y a la vanguardia hacia el futuro. Buenos vuelos....

[@Gliese-667]

Hawk 4 is the best design

[@AymanRacing]

So help me understand this… Without a tail rotor, there is no way it can hover for a long time. The only way I believe they accomplished this is by doing this… Pre rotate the rotor to a much higher rpm than a normal gyro can do. Use a rotor with adjustable pitch Once rotor is up to speed, launch it up and gain altitude Pitch up and use the motor at the back to gain speed and autorotate the main blades back to normal operating speeds Fly it like a normal gyrocopter. This is an interesting concept which I never thought of before. If I got the process wrong, someone please correct me. I bought an MTO sport recently and don’t know too much about autogyros.

[@ArthurGemperle]

@AymanRacing You are absolutely right with your description. Congratulations for your new Gyrocopter. Just to let you know ELA EVOC is also a Jump take-off Gyrocopter bringing out.

[@A...N...666XQ]

Da waren einige gute Modelle !

[@markusgemperle4047]

Eindrückliche Flugmaschinen. Guter Schnitt. Gruss Markus

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

Fred fuchks

[@jasonkeating9958]

Nice

[@ronaldjavitch5789]

fairly appealing!

[@gormauslander]

If you had 180° pitch, you could lock the rotors creating fixed wings for high speed flight

[@deliaabrahams704]

Awesome! 👍

[@abefroman7393]

music reminds me of the opening credits for Monty Python's Holy Grail

[@emkinvestments6459]

Amazing take offs, some very graceful others like insects!

[@francico73]

It is very good but the thrust motor can be replaced by a turbine and the rotating blades remain in neutral when turning. They can also be folded back because you cannot fly at a speed below 600km.h

[@tfhhjh3372]

Gyrocopters are a combination of helicopters and autogyros.

[@gyroplane]

the future that never occured

[@marguskiis7711]

Why not add some electric "drone" propellers to make the vertical lift and then to go smoothly on with normal way?

[@duggydugg3937]

with no visible means of vertical take off , i suspect the carter was heading into a 15 mph wind ..i hovered an RAF 2000 over a field in long island not far from brookhaven and gabreski airports..there was a 12 to 15 mph breeze ..it was a simple matter of lifting the nose and holding the throttle steady ...jim logan was the instructor....world class ..i was the student...

[@ArthurGemperle]

Hi Duggy Dugg I also have ben hovering my magni gyro in strong wind

[@duggydugg3937]

+Arthur Gemperle I had a very nice ride in a magni some years back at mentone

[@Doylelex]

Is anyone instructing around Long Island these days in gyrocopters?

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Electric generator/motors will revolutionise gyrocopters.

[@ไกรภพธรรมสาลีสุช]

Good I dear...

[@Tonys_Podium]

An Icon A5 with blades instead of wings would be cool.

[@FMDful]

Мне больше всего понравился LFINO 1:22👍👌

[@antostomp]

These are beautiful....do the gyros in the beginning of the video have powered rotors or are they true Gyros? The take offs are amazing...thanks for sharing

[@ArthurGemperle]

The big Gyro rotor is powered with compressed air thru the rotor tips during take-off . The others are fast pre rotated and use the stored energy to take off. All are true gyrocopters and fly only with non powered rotors.

[@antostomp]

Thanks for sharing....these would be so much better than choppers....and so much more practical to get around in

[@vincenzocappelluto4196]

Aerei elettrici p

[@vincenzocappelluto4196]

aerei elettrici

[@karlchwe9644]

They can't replace ordinary helicopters for all uses. Since the main rotor is unpowered in flight, gyrocopters can't hover for very long.

[@IBroLLyISePhIrOtH]

Man now i want one of those :'(

[@photoworkers]

cool stuff, was es alles gibt...

[@larrymondello8475]

Cool

[@chrisvanrensburg2717]

intresting what gyrocopter can do in the future

[@jasonkeating9958]

The Carter with the full wings would surely have been the best one with a bit more power and a transition to fixed wing by fully braking the rotor to a stop with fitting control surfaces 8n the wings and having the best of both worlds fixed wing and rotor with a rear pusher plus vertical lift and a reasonable price How could it not have been a success if the quality was as good as possible

[@Openwrt2023]

I want to know how it counters the main rotor torque during the vertical take-off and landing.

[@ArthurGemperle]

Thanks for watching. On those Gyros there is no torque on the rotor. The rotor on the big Gyro is driven by compressed air coming out of the rotor tips. By all other smaller gyros the rotor is only driven for a very short time with the momentum from high RPM pre rotating.

[@Openwrt2023]

@@ArthurGemperle Thank you for the explanation. It seems that I didn't watch the video carefully.

[@americanpatrioticgba4471]

Where is the 18A????

[@abdirazakmohamud5874]

Thanks for sharing How much does the gyrocopter I want to contact them based

[@MarcLombart]

The music track makes it hard to follow the narration.

[@veritasestveritas8646]

An autogyro/gyrocopter has an unpowered rotor. These appear to be hybrids.

[@stanleydenning]

Arthur Gemperle: You left out a lot of interesting information. Other than that. A good overview of VTO Gyrocopters.

[@ricardodaraujo6443]

tenho curiosidade de conheser e posuir um desses

[@kurakuson]

How does a rotor with no direct engine power main totation for hovering to landing or for vertical takeoff?

[@ArthurGemperle]

Hi Ron, On ground the rotor is pre rotatet with the engine to a higher RPM than in flight. The rotor pitch is negative, so the gyro wont take off. Also tip weight is added. With all that stored energy positive pitch is added. The engine is now disconnected from the rotor system and the gyro jumps up from the ground, during that time forward speed is added and the gyro flies in normal autorotation. For landing the stored energy is used to hover for a few seconds. The gyro cannot sustain hover without strong head wind. I hope that helps

[@jameswindston6374]

0:54 Looks like 30 Kn Headwind, :-))

[@santyclause8034]

I didn't like the tail flutter: 3:02 Makes the Carter Copter back end look flimsy. But the next shot showed a twin boom tail setup which looked more rigid.

[@jaytrock3217]

I learned something new. I always thought the gyro didn't have a power rotor. I thought it used a push engine to go forward motion to create lift on rotor. Wouldn't this be closer to push engine helicopter?

[@ArthurGemperle]

Hi Jay , you are correct , the gyrocopter has no engine powered rotor in flight. It is driven only by airflow. However on ground the rotor is prerotated by the engine . The vertical take off gyro can use the stored energy in the rotor system to take off vertical by changing the pitch on the rotor blades . I hope I could help !

[@KutWrite]

Well, it's pre-rotated by air flow produced by the thrust propeller. The engine is not connected to a gyroplane's rotor.

[@situbes.972]

On regular gyro, you would use the engine power to get the main rotor spinning than disconnect. Than you would speed up with rear thruster and the airflow thru the rotor would finally produce lift. With gyrocopter you need air moving front to back across the main rotor to provide lift. If you stall main rotor you to have altitude and quick reflex to recover. There are flying maneuver that only a gyrocopter can do and no other aircraft can but it takes skill to pull off.

[@BULPIN847]

+KutWrite it's not the thrust what's the picture of the blades change and you have to use an electric or hydraulic deal to get the rotor spinning on the ground the wheels hold it from turning round and round cheese

[@قناةتصميم-ع7ب]

جید

[@marat61]

Amazing how outdate all this stuff is quadracopter UAVs have already took almost all jobs from this aircraft

[@ananka8992]

thailand good

[@hqlee3010]

0:55 , Where can I buy this kind of plane ?

[@ArthurGemperle]

Thanks for watching You can't buy that Gyrocopter because it is only a demonstrator and prototype

[@keithclark8030]

Can do without the music.

[@angeldice8387]

where's the tail rotor? thanks

[@ArthurGemperle]

Thanks for watching On a Gyrocopter you don't need a tail rotor. The rotor is driven by the air flow moving forward therefore is no torque on the body. On a helicopter the rotor is driven by the engine, while the rotor turns the body wants to turn the opposite way that's why you need a tail rotor to stop that. This is not the case on a Gyrocopter

[@angeldice8387]

@@ArthurGemperle Thank you very much sir

[@ЯВернулсяГавриил]

Строим лопость гироплана

[@bobthompson4918]

Yes, this video would be vastly improved by getting rid of the ghastly music. ..! 🙄

[@wasatchm]

I thought gyrocopters needed a small runway to take off. most of them do right? I am very surprised to see this video of gyrocopters taking off vertically.

[@ArthurGemperle]

Thanks for watching, you are right most of the Gyrocopter needs a small runway. The vertical take off are very few and very complicated to fly. I have flown with my Magni Gyrocopter almost 1900hr. that is more than 4 time around the world in distance. Watch my video channel and enjoy some more kzbin.infovideos

[@DrOneOneOne]

I thought the entire point of a gyrocopter or autogyro was that the rotors weren't powered, thus, VTOL shouldn't be possible. With powered rotors, most of these are helicopters by definition.

[@acts238now]

I don’t see an area for a very sizable fuel tank, thus limiting range

[@fredtedstedman]

Shame about the Rotodyne . What a waste ! Wales UK

[@ไพฑูลย์เรืองเนตร-ฆ6ท]

ผมชอบรุน่นี้ราคาเท่าไร

[@drgeoffangel5422]

Its so typical of the British, who had created the worlds first working VTOL passenger aircraft in the Fairy Rotodyne in the early 1960's and wasted the opportunity to lead the world in this technology. Why was it killed off, because in the UK, the government has no imagination of what could have been, if only they had just developed and perfected further. If the Rotodyne had been adopted by the military, and then by the civilian markets, by 2024, the craft would have evolved and most likely , by now would have been a different animal, quieter, larger and more profitable, but the UK killed due to lack of funds! So sad, but so typical, and such a waste of an opportunity!

[@MikeSpille]

If the rotor is powered, it’s not a gyrocoptor by definition.

[@ArthurGemperle]

Hi Mike, all gyros rotor are powered on ground but on stand still only to pre rotate. The same thing on those jump take off gyros. In flight only the air flow will turn the rotors

[@harleyme3163]

Gyrocopters cant take off vertically.. WHY? the rotor is free wheeling... the motor in the back pushs the vehicle forwards and the rotor blades are on a backward angle to the force.. hence the spin when its moving forward. yes the can land and take off in a short distance, but not straight up.

[@CAMacKenzie]

Good video, but you forgot some, notably the Cierva C.40 of 1938, Pitcairn PA-36 of 1939 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3Kof4OKos91eck), and the Air & Space (originally Umbaugh) 18A (kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZfVc5mdlteHl7s). There were others, built before and during the Second World War.

[@martinmaier352]

Some of these Vertical Takeoff-planes/"copters" can only lift for some meters and cannot land vertical, so have no real copter-function.

[@alexandrosantos2369]

Como é que eu faço para ganhar um kkklll

[@sphinxrising1129]

I think some people need to learn what a real gyrocopter is, as for starters, the main sail is unpowered. Each of the examples shown had a powered main sail, while a real autogyro main sail only spins & provides lift with forward motion, duh😑

[@ArthurGemperle]

Thanks for watching, non of those gyros have a powered rotor on normal flight, however all gyros are pre rotatet with engine power on ground to spin op the rotor. With the stored energy they can jump of for a few second and than they need forward speed to maintain flight. The only exception is the Rotodyne which rotor is driven with compressed air at the rotor tip for takeoff and landing only

[@tomcruickshank5530]

pie in the sky......not built...so just a cartoon

[@00midnightcat]

so was the airplane.

[@StonyRC]

The narration makes no sense - the editing is poor and the muzak makes it incoherent.

[@AndyMatrix]

what a shame, wish these coptors was available today not that shit gyroplane we have today

[@HyperSpify]

166 kt/hr is some REALLY crappy acceleration.

[@CoconutSundae]

HyperSpify oil tanker of the sky :)

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

HyperSpify, that's speed, NOT acceleration. 160 Kilometres per hour would be reasonable for a small heli. I think they mean Knots here though, and that IS a pretty damn good cruising speed for a rotary winged aircraft. Assuming that is what they mean that is.

[@davejohnson3093]

For God's sake get rid of the awful background music!

[@decibellone696]

Im not a fan... gyocopters are fun tough, but in the big boy world, their to complicated and have limited use... dont get me wrong the engineering is great... just not useful.

[@uncledoug9999]

what?

[@mollo0505]

where is a gyro from "autogyro" in germany? that is the future ;)

[@PashaDefragzor]

Helicopters is wrong designed, helix is in the wrong place - its cant fly

[@sterlingarcher4989]

Great, until you over speed the blades so much that you cause structural damage to the blades themselves, or worse, the transmission.