Canadian Glass
Newbie
First off, a bit of an introduction. I have no experience with gyrocopters, but have long been interested in them. My field of expertise is glassblowing. Once in a while, a piece of glass starts "singing" while I am working on it. Known as Sondhauss oscillations, they were my introduction to thermoacoustics. To make a long story short, (just interrupt. No, wait...) liquid nitrogen production has gotten a whole lot cheaper, to the point it can be produced at home. The leaders in this technology are currently these folks:
http://www.qdrive.com/UI/Default.aspx
The idea I am toying with here is a gyrocopter powered by a dewar of nitrogen. There would be a drastic weight reduction compared to an internal combustion engine, but that would quickly be offset by needing to carry 5 to 10 times the volume of fuel.
:help:
http://www.qdrive.com/UI/Default.aspx
The idea I am toying with here is a gyrocopter powered by a dewar of nitrogen. There would be a drastic weight reduction compared to an internal combustion engine, but that would quickly be offset by needing to carry 5 to 10 times the volume of fuel.
:help: