Much better representation of Ken Wallis. Other films over the years made him seem as more of a enthusiast, without mentioning his military experience and serious discussion of the autogyro. Thanks.
Simplemente lo admiro,era es un piloto de verdad...el mejor que he visto hasta hoy,extraordinario despegue,un pilotage desenvuelto sin sobresaltos,una exibicion de total control del aparato, y su aterrizaje corto ,relajado,preciso,sin vacilaciones una persona que sabia lo que hacia,un autentico veterano del aire,piloto y heroe de la 2da guerra mundial ,mis respetos señor Comandante Comodoro Ken Wallis .1916-2013.Q.E:P.D.
We spent a week-end with a car driving Cdr. Wallis around NY and down to the Pitcairn museum. He was a delightful Gentleman. We also got a bunch of flack from publishing an article written by Ken in the Popular Rotorcraft magazine which my wife was editing at the time. I still firmly believe he knew more than a lot of his detractors. He proved most of his ideas in the air. His passing creates a hole in society in general let alone in the gyrocopter community.
A Spaniard solved the rotary Wing conundrum with linkages to compensate for the relationship between drag and lift as the rotor blade slices the Air. Did I get that. That must be airfoil pitch control mechanism. Disk and Roller Universal Joint type.
Why military forces don't use these as courier aircraft is beyond me. They'd be far enough behind the lines to avoid anti-aircraft fire, and the maintenance requirements would be minimal.
Juan de la cierva #1 inventor autogiro 1923 ...... Bensen , Master of Puppet Gyro copter or Gyro plane b 7 glider 1950 ..b 7 m ...1955. MASTER OF PUPPET
Awesome Ken was my dad's friend 💕
From microlight groups 🦅
Much better representation of Ken Wallis. Other films over the years made him seem as more of a enthusiast, without mentioning his military experience and serious discussion of the autogyro. Thanks.
Simplemente lo admiro,era es un piloto de verdad...el mejor que he visto hasta hoy,extraordinario despegue,un pilotage desenvuelto sin sobresaltos,una exibicion de total control del aparato, y su aterrizaje corto ,relajado,preciso,sin vacilaciones una persona que sabia lo que hacia,un autentico veterano del aire,piloto y heroe de la 2da guerra mundial ,mis respetos señor Comandante Comodoro Ken Wallis .1916-2013.Q.E:P.D.
Many thanks for posting this one. I had missed that Ken Wallis had passed away last year. A true hero of aviation.
We spent a week-end with a car driving Cdr. Wallis around NY and down to the Pitcairn museum. He was a delightful Gentleman. We also got a bunch of flack from publishing an article written by Ken in the Popular Rotorcraft magazine which my wife was editing at the time. I still firmly believe he knew more than a lot of his detractors. He proved most of his ideas in the air. His passing creates a hole in society in general let alone in the gyrocopter community.
What great man I would have loved to have met him
Great admiration for Ken. i always wanted to know more about his personal life. but it all sèemed under wraps....
Замечательно,ни одной лишней детали автожира!!!!!!!!
11 hours non stop, I wonder how far he could fly this. Amazing.
I wonder where's the fuel tank, and am amazed of how low the consumption would be for it to last 11 hours.
He put a lot of flying hours in !
A Spaniard solved the rotary Wing conundrum with linkages to compensate for the relationship between drag and lift as the rotor blade slices the Air. Did I get that. That must be airfoil pitch control mechanism. Disk and Roller Universal Joint type.
respect！
What a wonderful production . Did you build it yourself ?
11 hours nonstop, wauw.. How large is the tank ?
Why military forces don't use these as courier aircraft is beyond me. They'd be far enough behind the lines to avoid anti-aircraft fire, and the maintenance requirements would be minimal.
rotor do girocoptero do ken wallis?Onde conseguir
Provavelmente em lugar algum. Vc mesmo teria que contruir o rotor!
Ken kept his gyrocopters to himself
Juan de la cierva #1 inventor autogiro 1923 ...... Bensen , Master of Puppet Gyro copter or Gyro plane b 7 glider 1950 ..b 7 m ...1955. MASTER OF PUPPET
Ive got the full video of this.
I always wanted to meet him, a sad loss to the Aviation fraternity.