mad max testing homemade gyrocopter

made out of crashed gyrocopter parts and motor from a rolled backpackers car.
motor: Subaru ej22 Follow for more crazy gyrocopter videos and we will make a part 2!
it's his work in progress and he's ordered a windscreen for it but that is in transit right now, and since this video he decided to keep the raf tail on it and added a few sections to the tail, its really something else haha, part 2 of testing is going to be crazier than this so keep an eye out

[@CraigThomsen]

Well, first thing ( BALLS of STEEL ). As a Helicopter Maintenance Engineer you scared shit out of me Mate !, and there is a wealth of Knowledge out there on Main Rotor Tracking and Balance. Regards Mate

[@juliashenandoah3965]

Amazing! You even grabbed some old Cessna gauges to make an instrument panel!

[@conantdog]

Let a guy have his fun . ✌️ Epic man 👍

[@william1863]

Thanks for sharing mate. Bill from the USA. 👍✝️

[@Morbing_Time]

This has to be the most unsafe and crazy thing I've ever seen! And I absolutely love it!

[@df3yt]

Great stuff keep the videos and updates coming

[@garyheatheradams2700]

Nice Going Max Cheers

[@Petermomo5050]

He is an amazing man, with great ideas thanks for sharing!!!!!!! You two are some wild boys

[@Ben-Dixey]

Looks so much fun. 👍

[@monostripezebras]

Amazing.. happy landings!

[@steeldriver1776]

very smooth

[@thomasmuya7949]

That's huge engine.

[@Tenkaichibudokai22]

Yuge*

[@brandocommando36]

Haha don't listen to the haters . Nice work guys !!

[@skypilot23]

no deviation from straightline- fence one side trees the other- good luck!

[@irfanbaig6077]

Wow nice... What is the length of rotor blades?

[@renegadeflyer2]

I bet that runway, ups the pucker factor. Steal stakes on one side, brush on the other side and with aquestionable smooth surface .

[@wompstopm123]

blud uses a soda can to fix his flying car.

[@greenpixel556]

I like how the pilot is doing it right, and playing it safe all the time.

[@crawford323]

Very good.

[@MrDravenLee]

Looks like I got myself some Guzoline aye Aye?? 👍🙂

[@3UZFE]

Wild!

[@emrahcebeci5134]

Is the rotor spinned by an electric motor? And do these gyrocopters have swashplates? Or does the rotor-motor tilts as a unit?

[@omeobandit9928]

The rotor gets spinned up by an electric starter motor out of an old car but only while the machine is on the ground. Its only to get the rotors started, then the headwind does the rest of the job as you move forward. Search gyrocopter rotor heads and you will see :)

[@gregtaylor6146]

NOTHING about that was right.

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Yeah, seemed like a crash looking for a location to me too.

[@u.h6844]

EPIC

[@stealhty1]

Nice

[@haraldschurr1035]

where do you fly - is that Africa or Australia or elsewhere?

[@mikew.inversegravitycraft]

What size and grade bolt did you use for the teeter bolt to hold the rotor in place

[@haraldschurr1035]

size didn't matter - it was from an old mining excavator.

[@pilotescort1]

Looks like rotor blade angle of attack is not great enough. 9° back required in neutral position. Trees can cause windshear......please be careful, otherwise you're definitely getting there 👍

[@circusfactory]

that’s so cool.

[@DanielMorales-dz4nv]

Don't play with fire. That's suicidal.

[@ratmanmurray7137]

Looks good. I thought it was only running on 3 cylinders to begin with. What is the max rpm it can turn the prop? It seems like it needs a bit more pitch to me? All that sharp aluminium around your legs, I recommend you get some of that 'pinch weld' or plastic edging like around car door openings and clip it on anything sharp... so that if, for some reason there is a mishap, you don't cut your bare legs to bits. How come you use the narrow strip between the fence and trees when there is the big strip available? I am not keen on tall tails... I don't drink the koolade... I like the HS to be in the air flow, not in the prop wash haha

[@omeobandit9928]

I'm really keen to see max again and make part 2 testing this machine, then i'll be able to answer these questions :) The reason we don't have access to that airstrip is a story of stingy bureaucratic council politics and pen pushers 🙄

[@neilhintz8785]

Change that gearbox oil every 20 hours. Castrol syntrax 75w 90.

[@breakawaymotorsports]

Yikey!!!

[@fanatykCZ516]

It soo cool) real hot shit! Hello from Ukraine

[@tinkertailor7385]

I don't think the rotor is big enough for the weight. The aircraft seems to be going excessively fast and only flying from ground effect. Need to remove half the weight or increase the size of the rotor or both...... I wouldn't have a clue though. Just looks like it.

[@omeobandit9928]

Thanks for your comment. The rotor is fine, and the motor is very powerful. This machine is thrown together from spare parts from lots of different machines. This is the very first time max tested it so he was doing lots of ground testing and the real reason we didn't go very high is because we were scared! This is what it looks like being a test pilot of a machine built from scratch. It takes time to get confidence in the machine :)

[@enoz.j3506]

Scary to say the least,seems underpowered,sounds good though.

[@omeobandit9928]

The subaru ej22 has heaps of power, this is the first time flying it since building from scratch out of spare parts so we were scared to go very high :)

[@enoz.j3506]

@@omeobandit9928 Fair play,great project,had you thought about a motorcycle engine,before choosing the Subaru engine.?,Just thinking more power to weight ratio.

[@omeobandit9928]

@@enoz.j3506 I thought about that before but got told id run into gearbox redrive issues, and they rev a lot higher which they are not made to sit on those high revs all day. Car and aircraft engines are very reliable and have no problem sitting on 5000 revs. I have seen a two seater gyrocopter with a suzuki Hayabusa 1300 engine so it can definitely be done

[@enoz.j3506]

@@omeobandit9928 Yes the way i was thinking was to run a prop of a modified bike engine,direct from crank,eliminating the gearbox,im no plane engineer,but just a thought.Still your Auto Gyro is very cool,keep up the great work.

[@omeobandit9928]

@@enoz.j3506 This is maxes build, im just watching like you. But thanks! I also had that idea early on, and I asked some of my smart builder mates and they gave a few reasons why its a bad idea, but i forgot why. Max would have an answer for you in a heartbeat.

[@Austin-gi2ci]

Ausies 😊

[@fredjones7307]

Six eighths ?..

[@oskarbud525]

6 eighths, is that some metric OZ fraction bullshit? Couldn't you find a triple row of concertina wire to do your test runs next to.

[@jeromemartin4670]

something go wrong.

[@cowboy6591]

Something about those gyro's that just doesn't suite me.

[@mikky03]

would help to cut the grass first

[@ric8926]

He is not supposed to fly vertical and not straight forward? 😒

[@dkdanis1340]

It's a gyrocopter not helicopter

[@vladnickul]

GET YOURSELVES A ROTAX. we had a old bensenn. was much much much nicer and stabile

[@terrya6806]

Sure,, at 4 times the price!

[@Watson1]

That would have to be the worst case of not knowing how to wind up the rotors I have ever seen. The speed he was doing, it should have been flying at have the that speed .And for you to get in with him, your crazy. ASRA should investigate this guy. I’m just wondering, has the gyro been registered? Are you insured???

[@MrAlbino234]

Man, let the people be free at their own risk! Did you ever confidently board a Boeing 737 max certified, insured?

[@scupking]

Looks like he was mostly doing test runs keeping it low and on the ground as long as possible to see how things handle. Seems to me he was being very smart about it.

[@tomstulc9143]

that's a private aircraft on a private strip not public he doesn't have to be insured it's none of your damn business certified and sure doesn't mean anything if he's not flying passengers or you keep your nose out of it

[@Watson1]

@@tomstulc9143 This coming from you with your lack of flying is a joke.It's not him i worry about it's the people who have to go and pick up the body's and the people who have tell the family what has happened. Lest's see if you say the same thing once you have picked up the bits. It;s people like you that spoil it for others who do the right ting. Read the rules then learn them. and then you can make a informed comment. There is one born every minute.

[@allwortht]

@@Watson1 it does look a little scary. But hey. He’s got balls, I’m thinking of buying a RAF2000. I’m 6’ and not sure how I’d fit into it tho