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Offline Dan Berry

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More from SMALL 2017
« on: June 04, 2017, 06:07:25 PM »
This is the BabyRingo autogyro that Allan Perrett loaned me for SMALL.
Take a guess as to why I was surprised when it quit running.

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Offline john vlna

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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2017, 06:34:47 PM »
Ok other than landing what happened.
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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2017, 06:44:28 PM »
Quote from: john vlna on June 04, 2017, 06:34:47 PM
Ok other than landing what happened.


Didn't exactly 'land', rather 'fell to ground'.
The prop went sailing when the crank broke.
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Offline john vlna

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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2017, 11:43:24 PM »
Yeah I couldn't see that on the video. Too bad about the crank. I have noticed with gyros that a bit of up after the engine quits will usually let them autorotate to the ground.
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Offline Dan Berry

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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2017, 06:13:36 AM »
Crank broke right in front of what I would call the rear bearing.
That was the first time I ever flew a gyro although.... I have flown a pita .....
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Offline bob whitney

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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2017, 06:23:48 PM »
the prop bolt is too short .needs to go into the crank past the shoulder .we learned that one in mouse racing
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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2017, 10:10:43 PM »
Nah. It actually broke at the pin but in a weird way.
I've experienced the too-short bolt phenomenon.
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Offline Gary Dowler

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Re: More from SMALL 2017
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2017, 09:07:40 PM »
That brings back memories.  My mentor in the hobby built a 1/2 A autogyro once.  I seem to recall it flew somewhat slower than this one.  Good stuff.

Gary
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