Aircommand 447 Gyrocopter



I am selling my Air Command 447. I restored it using Matrix FX Teal/Silver color paint, there is 3hrs on overhauled Rotax 447 engine, 25ft McCutchen blades, Ultraprop 4 blade, new main rotor bearing, color matched seat cover, new Azusa nylon wheels and tires. New Swift gauges (RPM and CHT). Asking $6000 firm. Or $5000 less engine. We Design and Manufacture XENON gyrocopters The XENON gyrocopter is a machine with amazing possibilities. Range over 600 km at a speed of 195 km/h ensures us the title of a leader among gyrocopter manufacturers! The Xenon is the only gyrocopter in the world configured to carry a larger payload. More about the GyrocopterBrand History. About Air Command Air Command International started in 1979 and its first flight was in April 1984. With over 2,500 of its production rotorcraft kits operating worldwide, the company is one of the oldest gyroplane manufacturers in business today. AirCommand 447 Ultralight gyrocopter. Browse more videos. Gyrocopter / Ultralight flying 11-6-08. Inflatable rubber. A stable gyro (or FW plane) needs back stick in turns. The factory HS pretty well corrects this flaw, though, as does the highrider conversion. This backwards reaction is a byproduct of high prop thrustline (HTL): with uncompensated HTL, the rotor's thrust is what holds the nose up, while the prop is continually trying to push it down.

Air Command 447 Ultralight Gyrocopter

Aircommand 447 Gyrocopter


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Air Command 447 Gyrocopter

I believe if I remember right Dennis Fetters AirCommand 447 gyro flew quite well on a 40hp with a 60in prop, 254lbs and a 23ft rotor
Chuck's flew very well with a rotax 503, 50hp stripped as much as possible, 240 lbs and 24ft rotor.
I build a KB2 a 90hp MAC, light as possible and flew quite well, a Gyrobee with a 503 stripped it flew ok, and a 3DRV with a rotax 503 and it flew ok.
I was going to build a LW ultralight but the only way it could make part 103 was uncovered and a 70hp Mac.
My question is really if you had a all up weight of say 250lbs, tractor engine, airframe covers so as to minimize drag, 24 ft rotors......how much hp could you get away with and still get atleast 500fpm climb?
David M.
San Jose, CA