Abid
AR-1 gyro manufacturer
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2011
- Messages
- 6,257
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Aircraft
- AR-1
- Total Flight Time
- 4000+ 560 gyroplanes. Sport CFI Gyro and Trikes. Pilot Airplane
Here are some pictures of prototype showing folding mast with just one bolt out that is standard in all AR-1 and allows use of standard enclosed trailer door height to put the gyroplane in. Also the disconnected tail tube that can make shipping the gyroplane easier. That requires removing two bolts on the plates and loosening the pulley bolt to be able to release tension on rudder cables to take the tail off.
The front suspension is using trailing axle so it will try and straighten out on its own if someone touches down slightly crooked but still has linked rudder giving positive steering control without use of heel or toe brakes that are differential.
The foot pedals in front are adjustable for different size legs with a floor to put your heel down for getting the most comfortable pivot angle for each pilot on their foot. The heel floor is being made a prototype right now.
These will be all standard features. Its taking a bit longer than I hoped but we are making these little improvements now and not trying to compromise to get it right the first time so my first customers are not sitting on stuff that isn't quite there. But its getting very close to game time. These are all things that are improvements and enhancements over AG-1.
The front suspension is using trailing axle so it will try and straighten out on its own if someone touches down slightly crooked but still has linked rudder giving positive steering control without use of heel or toe brakes that are differential.
The foot pedals in front are adjustable for different size legs with a floor to put your heel down for getting the most comfortable pivot angle for each pilot on their foot. The heel floor is being made a prototype right now.
These will be all standard features. Its taking a bit longer than I hoped but we are making these little improvements now and not trying to compromise to get it right the first time so my first customers are not sitting on stuff that isn't quite there. But its getting very close to game time. These are all things that are improvements and enhancements over AG-1.