GT Gyroplanes

[asra]

Has any one got one and how are thay goingAndrew

[asra]

Have a talk to SamL he has put a few hours on one now. He has only said good thing about them. I am sure Sam will jump in here and tell you the good and the bad if there is any.

[asra]

The Prototype machine K1 has about 160 plus hours on it and all is going great guns. I currently have 4 students flying it and well on their way to receiving their Gyroplane licences.All 4 students were flying straight and level, including turns, both left and right on their first hour. All seem to be enjoying its stability, and ease to fly.My K2 is nearly done. Just waiting on the donk and gearbox.Below are some current pictures of G-762 (The Official Production Model) (Mine!!!) Regards Sam La Bruna.Rotor Craft Aust. Gyroplane Sales & Flight Training.

[asra]

More Pic"sOnce mine is finished and all test flying and certification is complete, these machine will be ready for sale.Thats not to say we wont take any orders now

[asra]

Has any one got one and how are thay goingAndrewHi andrew here is a picture of the Origional Prototype Kruza K1.Regards Sam....

[tonydenton]

g"day sam, tony here, why such a big change in the tail area between first machine and current design. i was very interested in g800 tail. any assistance would be appriceated

[asra]

g"day sam, tony here, why such a big change in the tail area between first machine and current design. i was very interested in g800 tail. any assistance would be appriceatedHi TonyOne of the biggest issues faced by fully enclosed machines is having enough tail area to ensure the machine correctly weather cocks into wind, and doesnt suffer from any adverse yaw issues during flight with doors fitted and power off decent.K1 had several modifications made to its tail to compensate for such issues. These mods have left it with quite a heavy tail assembly which tends to bounce around and twist on rough surfaces. The new K2 has more than 1.5 times the surface area in both vertical and horizontal surfaces. The twin boom assembly is made of 4130 Chromoly which makes it stronger and lighter than the origional 6061T6 2x2.5.The increased surface areas will ensure that the machines Centre of Pressure stays well behind its Centre of Gravity. This can be quite a challange for gyro manufacturers as our machines lack the length and momment arm in our tails. A safe rotor to tail clearance also becomes an issue. Below are 2 photos taken during the build which better show the tail size.Regards Sam.

[asra]

I though it might be good to point out some of the differences and feature of K2. 1/ kevlar/Carbon fibre pod.2/ Lighter undercarriage suspension arm.3/ Improved braking on mains.4/ Heavy rally seats replaced with light weight integral seating.5/ Each seat has storage compartments below it.6/ Refined rudder pedal assembly.7/ Strengthened font pod baulk head.8/ Improved font suspension.9/ Lightened & strengthened pod doors.10/ Lightened/larger glass fuel tank.11/ Larger improved fuel capacity.12/ Larger 74 inch 3 blade Patrony wide cord prop.13/ Larger 30 ft Patrony twisted tapered blades.14/ Suby Air, fuel injected EJ25 Subaru 185hp.15/ Wonderlich Prerotator.16/ Focus on quieter operations via better Exhaust design, and engine sound proofing.17/ Improved rotor braking and lock. 18/ Internal dash mounted glove box (ideal for ERSA and PLB storage)19/ Upgraded Rosco roller bearing head.20/ Larger and better accessible fuel tank filler inlet. 21/ Fuel filler hidden behind lockable engine cowling door.22/ Full stainless steel safety fire wall which separate cabin from fuel engine compartment.23/ Fuel tank situated below aircraft Centre of gravity, which minimizes trim requirements during operation. 24/ Electric dash mounted trim and position indicator. 25/ Differential steering and braking via main undercarriage. 26/ Fully carpet and lined cabin interior.27/ Navigation and strobe lights.28/ Font mounted landing light.29/ Panel mounted circuit breakers for all electrics.30/ Removable passenger cyclic control arm.31/ Cyclic control lock.32/ Throttle friction screw.33/ R44 Style cyclic control (fully adjustable for easy entry and pilot/passenger size) 34/ Full compliment of analogue instruments.35/ Excom panel mount VHF radio.36/ True CLT (centre line thrust) design.37/ Easy cross wind landings via front self castoring nose wheel design. 38/ Fully Australian designed and made. (Country Echuca Victoria)So as you can see, this little machine is fully featured. The Plasma screen and pay TV/DVD sourround sound system will be optional.

[Brian]

Thats impressive Sam. Very impressive list of features and well done to the boys [cant remember the names :-[]No doubt you will fly it across the ditch to the nationals?

[asra]

Thats impressive Sam. Very impressive list of features and well done to the boys [cant remember the names :-[]No doubt you will fly it across the ditch to the nationals?Hi BrianGT Gyroplanes is run by 2 brothers, Alistair and Geoff Morrison.Both real movers and grovers. Belive it or not, they are already working on plans for K3. And a possible Deisel option!!! As for flying across ditches, NO PROBLEMS, but flying across water, NO THANKS.Regards Sam.

[asra]

Hi Sam Where is the fuel tank positioned, is it built as part of the cabinRegards Andrew

[birdy]

Bloodyell Sam, sounds like a real rijy dij machine. Wen they strapn a 914 onit? [And dont say it wont do it, coz it lifts the wasa easy.] >

[bosca]

914 nah,too unreliable Mr Bird!!!

[Russell]

Buyin one of them rotax"s..........guarantees your mail box is never empty.[ "AD"s arrive regularly......................to keep em goin..... ;D ;D ;D ]Soobs...........yip, fuel, oil.....go flyin

[bones]

Buyin one of them rotax"s..........guarantees your mail box is never empty.[ "AD"s arrive regularly......................to keep em goin..... ;D ;D ;D ]Obvious you never owned one Russ, they are mostly AA"s, and because they make so many engines, they need to cover everything at once.Soobs...........yip, fuel, oil.....go flyin