Everyone else seems to be complaining about not seeing it flying. I've already seen a video of it flying but I wanted a good look at the inside and that unusual tail - This video actually showed me exactly what I wanted to see and that interior is stunning !!! Thanks for uploading.
Gorgeous looking machine. One of the best looking tandem gyros I've seen in a while (the DTA J-Ro comes in for a close second). Choice of engine seems odd. Not saying anything bad about the Belgian D-Motors as I'm not familiar with them, Just wondering about how wide spread service availability is vs. Rotax 912. Also curious about possible long term vibration in that tail section might become an issue. Sure is a damn interesting and attractive way of doing it...
Love everything about it except the velvet like dash that shows dust etc and spots. Harder to clean and if you want to label instruments, some pilots do, it wont stick to that unless u rivot through the dash. Maybe you can order it without that covering, not sure. Beautiful machine though.
Pretty clever design. I see a shaft holding up the tail section and passing through the prop hub. I wonder if the prop hub (and the props) are affected when a cross wind stresses the tail section?
I would expect it to be less than the gyroscopic resistance of the propeller disk to change direction. Think of every propeller and the forces that the hub and thrust bearing are imparted by the spinning propeller when the aircraft turns vs the amount of area of rudder and vertical and horizontal surface . Those surfaces are sitting in an area which has its own airflow somewhat isolated from changes in velocity from outside influences other than the pilot and what force he can apply by pushing on the rudder peddles. The fuselage freely pivots at the point where the main rotor attaches. The resistance to a gust then would be a ratio of the area in front of this point to the moment arm and the total area behind that point. I expect a gust would cause the fuselage to weather vane rather than resist causing damage.
duel controls I guess this is for trainingf purposes it would seem to be a lot of extra weight needles on a private craft,I really dig the way the tail assembly comes through the drive pully just sayin.thank for sharing
Wucifer slayer *Dual controls. ("Duel" is what you do with pistols at dawn.) Part of the fun of flying is sharing with family or friends, and taking turns flying is part of that sharing.
Wucifer slayer After owning 2 of these, my first was a 2 seat without dual controls. I learned that on long cross country flights the dual controls are great so one person can get some rest. I was fortunate enough to be able to trade my 2 seat in for a 4 to 5 seat Groen Hawk Ranger. With the Hawk, I can now fly non-stop to Indianapolis, pick my mom up and fly back home on the weekends for the same amount of money it would cost in a car.
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Would a tail strike bend the tail boom enough to disable the propeller and cause major and costly Damage? Is the drag benefit worth the expense and complexity? The tail boom must be hollow to pass the rudder control cables through. Got to admit it’s slick. Better than a twin tail boom? I don’t know.
It would be nice if you would tell us something about what we are looking at?????? Like what is the unusual design is supposed to do that hasn't been done before????
Интересное решение, на ось двигателя одеть хвостовое оперенье.. Мне тандемная компоновка больше нравится, меньше сопротивления, а значит выше скорость..
I would be very afraid of a tail assembly cantilevered on a single shaft as shown. Perhaps with some machined "flats" on that shaft, the tail assembly could be forced to flex in a vertical motion. Then the plane could be propelled with a "porpoising" motion as the tail assembly went into vibration?
This gearbox system has been done before and it's as safe as any other general aviation aircraft system. It's unusual and, because of that, tradition bound pilots shun it. Would have been dangerous or non-redundant as you called it in the 1930's but not now with today's metallurgy and superior technology.
this was on top of my list to consider for my next gyroplane, I owned a M16 and it flew so well, but the open cockpit got to me. after looking at this unusual propeller design, I have to say it must be heavy, heavier than most if not all other mainstream gyrocopters on the market today, and this one is pretty expensive too, base price 130 thousand and actual cost would be around 160k, one such as this shown in the video. so is it worth it? no, add a couple few 10k's and you can land yourself a lightly used R22. an autogiro should never exceed 100k total cost, with every option loaded.
Beautifully made, considering we don't see them about, it must cost a packet in moulding and tooling. Not mass produced I wouldn't have thought. I want one for Christmas.
I am Hussein from Yemen. I am 16 years old. I have the idea of making microlite. I do not have any problem with the financial side. I can not buy any materials for making the plane. If I have the support, I will succeed in making this plane.
Is anyone else concerned about the way the rear fuselage is attached to the center of the engine via a fixed center pipe??? Maybe I just don’t understand the mechanics of it. But I’d be interested in someone’s assessment as well. ✌🏻🇺🇸
I have always loved the Design of the Niki Rotors Lightning however did not think it was sold in North America. Is Helicopters International still importing this kit from Bulgaria into NA by any chance? I love the videos my friend so don't pay attention to the Trolls!
I would assume the whole point of the video was to show of the Lightning in Detail! Considering there are not that many videos of the Lightning online, I welcome any new material! It is sad to see that you are unable to take the video for what it is worth and criticize every little scrutiny! I personally encourage anyone producing new footage and material on this subject as it is already limited!
I have had so much pleasure trips in mine. Even tho it is a 2 seat. I carry extra fuel in the aft seat so I can carry drugs out of Columbia for the Cartel.
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Everyone else seems to be complaining about not seeing it flying. I've already seen a video of it flying but I wanted a good look at the inside and that unusual tail - This video actually showed me exactly what I wanted to see and that interior is stunning !!!
Thanks for uploading.
Thank you others just don’t get sometimes that mechanics are cool
good
Incredible design work!
Looks sleek and sporty.👍☺👍
Love the Gyro. Looks like more maintenance on the prop shaft bearing on the tail tube for the propeller drive. More to go wrong there.
That thing looks crazy... I love it!
Добре направено.Идеален дизайн Поздрави!
It looks gorgeous. A side by side would be a lot better though I think, but it still look brilliant. The cockpit view out is fantastic.
wow, this gyro is much better looking than others I've seen
it's even better looking than the Calidus
manofsan
Good
nice helicopter
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Gorgeous looking machine. One of the best looking tandem gyros I've seen in a while (the DTA J-Ro comes in for a close second). Choice of engine seems odd. Not saying anything bad about the Belgian D-Motors as I'm not familiar with them, Just wondering about how wide spread service availability is vs. Rotax 912. Also curious about possible long term vibration in that tail section might become an issue. Sure is a damn interesting and attractive way of doing it...
This looks like a commercial submarine from some underwater city
That prop would be a nightmare to replace, aircraft mechanic
Erick Dorsey possibly just depends on how the rudder comes off
@@GyroGerald you got rudder controls which would put them in a hollow shaft.
I work on helicopters so i know a little about what im talking about!
It's beautiful ,I hate it all I can see is losing prop and tail. I don't trust it like my exwife, leave me at the exact wrong time
Love everything about it except the velvet like dash that shows dust etc and spots. Harder to clean and if you want to label instruments, some pilots do, it wont stick to that unless u rivot through the dash. Maybe you can order it without that covering, not sure. Beautiful machine though.
Очень удачная конструкция!С аэродинамической стороны.
Только при ударе хвоста о землю, каюк наступит всему сразу.
i loved each detail. Its wonderful this video....
Как же я завидую этим людям развиваются, придумывают
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Это точно не то что в Рашке .
Beautiful design!
Pretty clever design. I see a shaft holding up the tail section and passing through the prop hub. I wonder if the prop hub (and the props) are affected when a cross wind stresses the tail section?
I would expect it to be less than the gyroscopic resistance of the propeller disk to change direction. Think of every propeller and the forces that the hub and thrust bearing are imparted by the spinning propeller when the aircraft turns vs the amount of area of rudder and vertical and horizontal surface . Those surfaces are sitting in an area which has its own airflow somewhat isolated from changes in velocity from outside influences other than the pilot and what force he can apply by pushing on the rudder peddles.
The fuselage freely pivots at the point where the main rotor attaches. The resistance to a gust then would be a ratio of the area in front of this point to the moment arm and the total area behind that point. I expect a gust would cause the fuselage to weather vane rather than resist causing damage.
Wow. Excellent video
Какой excellent видео? Показали бы как летает?
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GT
We all want our 4 minutes back...
duel controls I guess this is for trainingf purposes it would seem to be a lot of extra weight needles on a private craft,I really dig the way the tail assembly comes through the drive pully just sayin.thank for sharing
Wucifer slayer *Dual controls. ("Duel" is what you do with pistols at dawn.) Part of the fun of flying is sharing with family or friends, and taking turns flying is part of that sharing.
Wucifer slayer After owning 2 of these, my first was a 2 seat without dual controls. I learned that on long cross country flights the dual controls are great so one person can get some rest. I was fortunate enough to be able to trade my 2 seat in for a 4 to 5 seat Groen Hawk Ranger. With the Hawk, I can now fly non-stop to Indianapolis, pick my mom up and fly back home on the weekends for the same amount of money it would cost in a car.
+Wm Cottrell
hi there... please be so kind and tell me how much is a ranger hawk...? understand you are very happy with it...;)
Good job! I'm proud I'm a Bulgarian.
Beautiful, can you please put up some flying videos. Question, is pilots the seat adjustable?
Wow!! That thing flies with lightning speed! It left & returned so fast that I didn't even 👀it move!! 🤣....
Great video of every NUT & BULT !!! Does it FLY ???😉!
wow excellent working
Great Design! But, Does it flights?
Very good
Always grounded. Made to love ground than sky.
PK check out Gyroplane flying video and share with peers. ruclips.net/video/lyBH5iQmR6Q/видео.html
@@GyroGerald okay.👍
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Well designed tail.
great job..
Sua filmagem ficou muito show excelente parabéns
very very good aircraft
I was hoping to see it run and fly
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Would a tail strike bend the tail boom enough to disable the propeller and cause major and costly Damage? Is the drag benefit worth the expense and complexity? The tail boom must be hollow to pass the rudder control cables through. Got to admit it’s slick. Better than a twin tail boom? I don’t know.
amazing
Wanted to see it fly.
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It would be nice if you would tell us something about what we are looking at?????? Like what is the unusual design is supposed to do that hasn't been done before????
An equipment video that doesn't show it working, is like sitting in a restaurant and only being allowed to smell the food.
waste of time
There's two videos here in RUclips of it flying and it's excellent!!
Really
LFOVCF
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Extremely vulnerable little flying machines unless you're sick of life.
Nice MODEL.!
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Amasing gyrocopter 👍😎
Awesome
Nice looking craft
But I would love to see it flying
Or at least start the engine.
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beautiful elicottero...?
Now I want one!
Steve Rosenthal VB
Интересное решение, на ось двигателя одеть хвостовое оперенье.. Мне тандемная компоновка больше нравится, меньше сопротивления, а значит выше скорость..
great enginerring
I was hoping to see a demonstration.
nice
a beauty....but fly it !!!!! don't show it off standing on the ground !!!!!
xa
Ikr, fly it like I watched n no flying totally a bummer😔
Easy to look nice and pretty on the ground.
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I would be very afraid of a tail assembly cantilevered on a single shaft as shown. Perhaps with some machined "flats" on that shaft, the tail assembly could be forced to flex in a vertical motion. Then the plane could be propelled with a "porpoising" motion as the tail assembly went into vibration?
Albert Brendel Maybe even a dolphining motion?
Good helicopter
gorgeous, we are wtng for its part 2, where someone has to fly it.
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I just saw it in operation. Would like to know more.
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Máquina muito bonita!! 👏👏🇧🇷
What an awesome machine :-) gonna fly the fooker or just look at it??? Wish I had one.... :-)
Very good, but I loose my time and I didn't see the flight!
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Me this whole video : When is he gonna start it , when is he gonna start the helicopter 🤔
Am I right in saying that there is literally zero luggage space in a gyro?
Dick degraw pioneered this tail and prop design on his ghyrino
Onde é fabricado em qual país?... tem representante.no Brásil?
beautiful machine!
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Definitely a beautiful design but the weak spot looks like that one pipe, aft of the propeller.
Whatever pin holds it on, can shear.
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So when the gearbox fails the tail drops off and it crashes.......this is what you call redundancy in design ?
This gearbox system has been done before and it's as safe as any other general aviation aircraft system. It's unusual and, because of that, tradition bound pilots shun it. Would have been dangerous or non-redundant as you called it in the 1930's but not now with today's metallurgy and superior technology.
Well that was a waste, looks cool anyhow.
This is a good looking aircraft.
Denise Borum, JD סרתין אקשו
this was on top of my list to consider for my next gyroplane, I owned a M16 and it flew so well, but the open cockpit got to me.
after looking at this unusual propeller design, I have to say it must be heavy, heavier than most if not all other mainstream gyrocopters on the market today, and this one is pretty expensive too, base price 130 thousand and actual cost would be around 160k, one such as this shown in the video.
so is it worth it? no, add a couple few 10k's and you can land yourself a lightly used R22.
an autogiro should never exceed 100k total cost, with every option loaded.
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Beautifully made, considering we don't see them about, it must cost a packet in moulding and tooling. Not mass produced I wouldn't have thought. I want one for Christmas.
does the propeller seem a bit closer to the ground than other models...maybe a sort of protection to the blades should be considered. .
It's quite close to the rear wheels, so if the gear does not collapse, it should be OK.
Me lo rregalas
These things are awesome ! till they crash
what is the price of this plane
If it can be three seater ....will be highest selling machine
The tail section is not very successful. The pushing propeller is not protected. If the takeoff is not accurate, you can catch on the ground.
Very Nice, but It does not fly?
Check out ruclips.net/video/lyBH5iQmR6Q/видео.html
What is it's price
Come on dammit fly the damn thing!
Good, OK. But where is a propeller's protector? It's very dangerous to be around him now!
Not anymore dangerous than around an airplane because a spinning prop should always be respected no matter what it’s on etc
@@GyroGerald ok, thank... Good luck!
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Uma obra de arte
I would like to watch its fly
I am Hussein from Yemen. I am 16 years old. I have the idea of making microlite. I do not have any problem with the financial side. I can not buy any materials for making the plane. If I have the support, I will succeed in making this plane.
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It must not actually fly...why the hell didn’t demonstrate it?..
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Excelente🌎
Is anyone else concerned about the way the rear fuselage is attached to the center of the engine via a fixed center pipe???
Maybe I just don’t understand the mechanics of it. But I’d be interested in someone’s assessment as well.
✌🏻🇺🇸
He’s it is different and it is the only design I know of like this. Check out Bensen Days to see other style of gyros bensendays.us.com
I cant take this level of excitement - sales management needs examination before any further product promotion takes plac
Que máquina linda !
schönes Flugzeug!, Video Plan Schade! negativ
I have always loved the Design of the Niki Rotors Lightning however did not think it was sold in North America. Is Helicopters International still importing this kit from Bulgaria into NA by any chance? I love the videos my friend so don't pay attention to the Trolls!
ruclips.net/video/LIDkZV3K7Fc/видео.html
Nice
Fandiddllytastic
That was anti-climatic. I don't need a video to show me a aircraft sitting on the ground. This reminds me of the volocopter videos.
in the us it would sit on the ground waiting for the faa to grant a waiver for placards made of embossing sticky tape
There's two videos of it flying here in RUclips and it's excellent!!
James Brown laseczki
James Brown Anti-climactic even.
I would assume the whole point of the video was to show of the Lightning in Detail! Considering there are not that many videos of the Lightning online, I welcome any new material! It is sad to see that you are unable to take the video for what it is worth and criticize every little scrutiny! I personally encourage anyone producing new footage and material on this subject as it is already limited!
I don't like the propeller so close to the entry
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Does it fly?
IDIOT...!!!
I guess you haven't heard the sarcasm in my voice.
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Was the belt drive a V belt or was it a Cog belt? Can anyone tell for sure?
pilottbaldwinCog drive belt
I have had so much pleasure trips in mine. Even tho it is a 2 seat. I carry extra fuel in the aft seat so I can carry drugs out of Columbia for the Cartel.
Fly it ?