okikuma
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Here's a video I found on YouTube of an Ultra Light Bandit gyroplane being flown around Yolo County Airport in Northern California. This aircraft has well balanced rotor blades with the lack of cyclic shake in the video.
I remember sometime back a video of Joe Souza's own EA-81 powered Super Bandit gyroplane had a definite two pulse per revolution cyclic shake.
It might be an optical illusion, however it seems the pilot needs to hold some right cyclic to keep the gyro level. Notice the effectiveness of the drift string showing a left quartering crosswind.
I've been told and read here on the forum that Joe Souza Gyroplanes have been long out of business, however the website is still operating.
http://www.rotorcraft.com/bandit/index.htm
Wayne
720p - YouTube
I remember sometime back a video of Joe Souza's own EA-81 powered Super Bandit gyroplane had a definite two pulse per revolution cyclic shake.
It might be an optical illusion, however it seems the pilot needs to hold some right cyclic to keep the gyro level. Notice the effectiveness of the drift string showing a left quartering crosswind.
I've been told and read here on the forum that Joe Souza Gyroplanes have been long out of business, however the website is still operating.
http://www.rotorcraft.com/bandit/index.htm
Wayne
720p - YouTube
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