by Daniel Russ on January 14, 2013
Gyrodyne received an invitation to participate in a requisition competitition to produce a single seat “personal” helicopter and observation platform. These machines were fairly simple, coaxial rotor layout, 40 hp Nelson H-59 engine and variants were powered by a 60hp Porsche. Wireless controls worked well enough back […]
by Daniel Russ on August 25, 2012
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon has died. Before he piloted the Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong was a Naval aviator and a test pilot for the United States Military at Edwards Air Force Base. Among the aircraft he flew was the F-100 Super Sabre, the F-101 Voodoo, […]