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| Author: | skyguynca [ Thu Dec 12, 2024 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Just wondering about older gyros |
Were any of the early tractor gyos made with wood airframes? I know most were welded steel tubing right? David |
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| Author: | Hillberg [ Thu Dec 12, 2024 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just wondering about older gyros |
skyguynca wrote: Were any of the early tractor gyos made with wood airframes? I know most were welded steel tubing right? David 1920 & 30s it was a common practice for airframes to be entirely made from wood. Don't see any problem there. At El Mirage I saw a gyro pusher 100% wood mast and all. |
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| Author: | skyguynca [ Fri Dec 13, 2024 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just wondering about older gyros |
Hillberg wrote: skyguynca wrote: Were any of the early tractor gyos made with wood airframes? I know most were welded steel tubing right? David 1920 & 30s it was a common practice for airframes to be entirely made from wood. Don't see any problem there. At El Mirage I saw a gyro pusher 100% wood mast and all. Wood mast? I would like to have seen that. David |
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| Author: | Hillberg [ Fri Dec 13, 2024 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just wondering about older gyros |
skyguynca wrote: Hillberg wrote: skyguynca wrote: Were any of the early tractor gyos made with wood airframes? I know most were welded steel tubing right? David 1920 & 30s it was a common practice for airframes to be entirely made from wood. Don't see any problem there. At El Mirage I saw a gyro pusher 100% wood mast and all. Wood mast? I would like to have seen that. David It was all wood, Mast keel landing struts and tail. There's a video of it flying and rolled onto its side on landing That was the mid 1990s - I can't find shit on google and I'm banned from the PRA Rotary wing forum (Too many fags?) Another project https://www.rotaryforum.com/threads/my- ... r.1144762/ Wooden tractor gyro But yes it was 100% wood. Dull yellow paint job with orange accents |
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| Author: | skyguynca [ Fri Dec 13, 2024 8:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just wondering about older gyros |
David[/quote] It was all wood, Mast keel landing struts and tail. There's a video of it flying and rolled onto its side on landing That was the mid 1990s - I can't find shit on google and I'm banned from the PRA Rotary wing forum (Too many fags?) Another project https://www.rotaryforum.com/threads/my- ... r.1144762/ Wooden tractor gyro But yes it was 100% wood. Dull yellow paint job with orange accents[/quote] OH yes, Jean Claude. I have chatted with him a few times (several years ago) and we have talked about his blades and gyro. At the time he had not flown it yet. I should follow up. |
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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Tue Mar 25, 2025 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just wondering about older gyros |
If you are able to reach jean, please tell him to reach out to me? we lost touch and all I can think is an email change. I am trying to reach him for a bit unsuccessfully. Thx |
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| Author: | skyguynca [ Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just wondering about older gyros |
Henry Bowman wrote: If you are able to reach jean, please tell him to reach out to me? we lost touch and all I can think is an email change. I am trying to reach him for a bit unsuccessfully. Thx Gladly |
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