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Autogyro Company of Arizona
offers both
Scale and Sport
model
Autogyro Kits for
Radio Control. All Kit Parts are Laser
Cut,
Rolled Plansheets are Laser-Plotted, quality
Hardware throughout
and Construction/Flying Manuals are
detailed and illustrated.
All designs are
thoroughly flight tested before release.
Video
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For an "ARF" or
"Ready-to-Fly" Autogyro, please
click on the Index Tabs at
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"Soda Pup-E" Kit
Sport
Scale model of the Rotorwerk’s "Pit Bull"
tractor gyrocopter
  
(Photos by Charles
Beverson)
Balanced
Pack!
(Click for
Close-up)
 
Click above for flight videos
(Videographer: Charles
Beverson)
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48" Rotor Disk Diameter, less than 26"
long! Weighs in at less than 2 lb., keeping
the Disc Loading less than 3oz/ft.sq.!
4-channel
operation; no mixing needed. Outrunner electric power
(recommended motor size listed below)
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Comfortable flying at the park or local flying
field. Remarkably wide flight envelope. It has proven
incredibly stable for the first-time gyro flyer (won’t bite)
and mildly aerobatic for the experienced gyro pilot looking
for something a bit less tame. (Still won’t bite
hard.)
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Kit uses a simple, internal
structure design of laser cut balsa and ply with laser slots
and tabs ensuring accurate assembly. When constructed, this
structure holds motor, controller, LiPoly pak, receiver and
servos. The smooth, outer body of the "Soda Pup-E"
is composed
of 2-liter pop bottles! This outside "shell" is
interchangeable, allowing many painted and decorated pop
bottle "bodies" to exchange for a variety of color &
markings without the expense of building a completely new
model.
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Included in all
kits is a rolled, laser-plotted plan sheet and for
those having already built an AUTOGYRO COMPANY of
ARIZONA design, the notable high-quality, detailed
construction/flying manual contains numerous construction
photos making building this kit a "walk in the doggie park."
As usual, over a third of the manual is devoted to the
basics of autorotational flight and includes proven flight
instruction. The kit is offered three
ways:
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"Bare
Bones": basic laser kit; all wood parts, blades,
rotor bearing, limited
hardware.....$169.
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"Bare Bones with
Kibbles": basic "bare bones"
laser kit with all finishing
hardware.......
$199.
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"Bare Bones with Kibbles &
Bits": "Kibbles" kit with
outrunner motor/controller/prop:
We
stock Hacker and
Cermark outrunner motor/controller
combos for the "Soda Pup-E". We also
carry LiPoly battery paks in many
configurations to power our electric kits. Add any of
the following items to your kit for a complete
package:
* HACKER
"A20-12XL"; X30 ESC; Prop Adapter and "X"-Mount;
includes APC 10x5E Prop......$129.
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CERMARK "2820-1200"; 30BL ESC, Prop Adapter
and "X" mount; incl. APC 10x5E Prop.
.....$119.
* CERMARK 2100mAh,
11.1V, 15C, 3-cell Lithium Polymer Battery
Pak..............................$
65.
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1937
"Kellett" Kit
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In-Flight View)
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This
sport scale kit can be built replicating the "YG-1B"
military version (photo on left) or as two civilian
models ("KD-1A" or KD-1B") The smooth lines and
nostalgic look of this 1930’s-era Kellett
Autogyro Kit is certain to attract both scale and
sport autogyro enthusiasts alike, taking us all back in time
to the "Golden Age"of aviation.
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This is by far the largest model
autogyro kit ever produced! The rotor disk spans 74
inches spawning an enormous 4,300+ square inches of disk
area producing a very light disk loading of less then 4.5
oz/sq. ft! Designed for .61 2-stroke or .91 4-stroke engines
and simple 4-channel operation, this laser cut sport
scale kit is remarkably simple to construct with absolutely
no machining required and no fancy mixing or computer radios
needed. All simple rotor head parts are included.
Blades are airfoil shaped and laser cut. Both "Standard" and
"Deluxe" kits are
offered.
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"Standard" Kit:
Contains all Kit Parts, Blades, Rotor Bearing, Flap
Hinging,
Pre-Bent Landing Gear, Some
Hardware.............................................$259.
"Deluxe" Kit:
"Standard" Kit Plus...All Finishing Hardware (All
Nuts, Bolts,
Screws, Clevises, Pushrods, Fuel
Tank, Engine Mount Wheels, etc!)....$299.
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1935, Pitcairn
"Cabin" Kit
(From Right Front to Left Rear: 2-sroke Fuel, 4-stroke Fuel,
Brushless Electric!)
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1932, Harold Pitcairn and company (Autogyro
Company of America), began design work on
their first direct control autogyro: the PA-22 "Cabin".
Initially, this side-by-side two-seater cabin design was meant
to be "roadable" allowing the autogyro to be driven on public
roads as a surface vehicle. At the point of
takeoff, the rotors were unfolded from over the tail and power
restored to the propeller for flight! This proved to be more
complex than practical. The ninth variant of the PA-22
"Cabin" is the one chosen for this kit. It sported a
neatly cowled 90-hp Pobjoy engine and an attractive horizontal
stab with upturned tips. This variant was used for
experimentation with prerotation and recorded the first jump
takeoff of any aircraft in the United States, November 9,
1935!
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This sport scale
model (in 1 - 5.6 scale) is greatly simplified for
construction and flight but looses none of the aesthetic
appeal of the full size "Cabin". Elastomeric flapping blade
hinging replaces complicated mechanical hinges and
lateral tilt is applied to the rotor head for effective roll
control. Simple airplane-type elevator controls
pitch; rudder for yaw; throttle for thrust.
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The "Cabin"
sports a Rotor Diameter of 48”; Length: 34”;
Weight: 60-80 oz. Disk Loading: 4.77-6.37oz./sq.ft.
Recommended Engine sizes = Fuel:.25
"FX-type" 2-Stroke, .40 4-Stroke; Electric:
Brushless
Radio: 4-Channel (no computer mixing
necessary!)
Choice of 3
Versions:
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"Standard" Kit
for both Fuel and Electric: Contains
all Kit Parts, Blades,
Rotor Bearing, Pre-Bent Landing Gear, Some
Hardware............$199.
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"Deluxe Electric"
Kit: "Standard" Kit Plus...Includes
Finishing
Hardware
(All
Nuts, Bolts, Clevises, Pushrods, Wheels,
Collars!)..............$249.
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"Deluxe Fuel"
Kit: "Standard" Kit Plus...Includes
Finishing
Hardware
(Wheels,
Collars, Engine Mount, Fuel Tank, Fuel Tubing,
etc!)...$259. |
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Click a
Video Clip below to view
the "Cabin" Kit Flying!
View an early version
of the full-size Pitcairn "Cabin" fly?
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sound)
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1923 Cierva,
"C.4" Kit
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View)
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This Vintage 1923, 1/9th sport scale replica of the
first successful full-size autogyro is offered to
the R/C sport and scale builder as a deluxe, laser-cut kit.
The full-size plans are laser-plotted and presented on two
rolled plan sheets. Build and fly this replicate of Juan de
la Cierva's amazing invention! (The model was designed
in 1997 primarily for "fuel"; flies great converted to
electric!)
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This Cierva "C.4" sports a 4-blade rotor
diameter of 50", length 33", weight 66 oz.
producing a modest disc loading of 4.99 oz/sq.
ft. Suggested motor is an inexpensive sport
.40 2-Stroke or .40 4-Stroke.
Radio: inexpensive 4-Channel with standard
servos. No computer
mixing needed! Flight
performance has a wide envelope offering docile, hovering
slow flight to brisk, maneuverable,
positive-"G"aerobatic flight for those wanting a little
more zip! Landings are zero-ground-roll into a 5-mph
headwind!
Cierva
"C.4" Kit: Contains
all Wood and Metal kit parts, Engine
Mount,
Fuel Tank, Pre-Bent Landing Gear,
Rotor Bearing, Elastomeric Flapping
Blade Hub, Airfoil-shaped laser-cut
Blades and most hardware is
included....................
$189.
Click
a Video Clip below to view
the "C.4" Kit
Flying!
  
Email: Click
Here 1-888-783-0101
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"2-D" Quick-Build Profile
Kit
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View)
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This
laser-cut kit is a “Silhouette Scale” replica of the 1935
Pitcairn "Cabin" Autogyro. The profile design "keeps it
simple" for quick construction yet produces a great-flying
autogyro kit suitable for experienced gyro pilots.
With the specially designed pre-bent "adjustable attitude"
landing gear, the “2-D” taxies out
and takes off from the ground with such ease it’s
astounding! With a few mph headwind, the rotors will spin up
quickly without a pre-rotation device! Complete
Flying Instructions included in the fully
Illustrated Construction Manual.
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With a
large 54” Rotor Diameter and finished "profile"
weight of only 56 oz., the Disk Loading is projected at a
ridiculously "floaty" 3.52 oz./sq. ft! The "2-D" is
42" in length and uses a simple 4-channel "sport" radio (no
computer radio or mixing needed; standard servos just
fine!) With a recommended "sport" .40 2-stroke or
.52-.56 4-stroke, the "2-D" putt-putts along at
half throttle in slow cruise with a perky, full-throttle
positive "G" aerobatic capability!
- "Standard" Kit (Includes rotor
bearing, blades; some hardware): ...
$139.
- "Deluxe"
Kit (All Hardware; Wheels, Fuel Tank, Pushrods,
etc.): .. $179.
Click a
Video Clip below to view
the "2-D" Kit Flying!
  
Email: Click Here 1-888-783-0101
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