I will be selling my Vancraft Lightning Gyroplane due to my failing health.
This is a single place ultralight gyroplane that comes in open cockpit or enclosed style configuration.
See Pictures later or YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/jdbKWf13aRg
It has been modified to include:
22 Ft aluminum Phoenix extruded rotor blades with pre-rotator and rotor brake.
Custom aluminum tail plane with winglets and “rockets”
Rebuilt nose wheel with disc brake.
Rotax 503 engine with gearbox driving a two blade 64 “ Warp Drive Propeller (new).
Custom instrument panel with Airspeed Indicator, Altimeter, Engine Cylinder Head Temperatures, Rotor Speed and Engine RPM.
The enclosed configuration is original, similar to the Sport Copter design, and comes with an instrument panel for mounting the above instruments.
I also have a custom trailer that has a rotor hoist which doubles as winch for loading.
This is a ready to “transport and fly” package.
Hey John,
glad to see you mentioned the "Custom instrument panel!" David Holmes (originator of the mailbox pod) would be proud. ha ha.
Seriously though, very sorry to hear you feel like you cant pursue the gyro thing anymore. You put a lot of TLC into that bird and I wish that you had had a chance to experience 'flying in a dream' with her. But, on the other hand, really glad you got a chance to see the positive results of your work, and see her in the air, thanks to Gerg.
Nonetheless, I still hope that you can visit us sometime at Wrens, Barry's, Wauchula, or Cedartown now and then.
Mark
My dream was to own and fly my own machine. But my health blow that dream.
I have COPD and while I am fine to sit, any exercise gets me out of breath. So I have decided to ground myself.
Will stay in touch. If you know any body who wants a gyro pass them my way.
Thanks
John