nanolight trike to gyro?

[GrantR]

Would it be possible to convert a nanolight trike into a gyro? Well I guess anything is possible so would it be feasibly to build around this type frame to get a light weight foldable portable gyro? These will fold up and fit in a car truck. The wing goes on top of the car.

https://www.northwing.com/atf-trike.htm The total weight of this trike is only 186lbs with a 30hp engine.

Seems like you could use a 18 or 20 foot rotor to do the job. There are some plans for a trike on the net similar to this one.

 

[gyromike]

Still gotta add a tail...and rotor head, rotors, control assy., rudder pedals, etc.

I don't think you would save any weight over a stripped down Bensen or Bee by the time you add all the "extra" stuff.

 

[birdy]

And the thrust line will be VERY high.

 

[C. Beaty]

The designer of the Italian Arrow engine (Gino?) flew a single place Magni gyro that had been converted to a trike at Bensen Days a number of years ago.

Tracy Crook converted his Bensen to fixed wing back in the 1970s. A high wing parasol propelled by a single cylinder motorcycle engine using the stock transmission for the redrive.

 

[GrantR]

The thrust line is not high on a trike . I was just reading the WSC handbook and it said trikes are designed so the thrust line passes through the CG.