Books on Homebuilt Rotorcraft
and Other Aircraft

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 Gyroplane Flight Manual

 Understanding the Gyroplane

 by Igor Bensen

Understanding
the Gyroplane

A Dream
of Flight

The Gyroplane Flight Manual
Gyroplane Flight Manual
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by Paul Bergen Abbott
For gyrocopters and sport gyroplanes. This is the most widely-read book in the world on light gyroplanes and gyrocopters. It tells what gyros are like, how they fly, how to learn to fly one. Describes the flight characteristics, discusses frankly the risks and safety of these aircraft. It's interesting, easy reading for both the beginner and the veteran gyroplane pilot. Over 100 pages, many photos. Price $24.95 plus $3.00 per order shipping and handling ($8.00 shipping outside USA). Click here to place your order. Or mail check or money order to: The Abbott Company, P. O. Box 1121, Carmel, IN 46082.

Understanding the Gyroplane

Understanding the Gyroplane
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by Paul Bergen Abbott
Technical information for the non-technically minded person who's interested in gyrocopters and sport gyroplanes. The book explains how the gyroplane works, why the rotor blades spin in autorotation, what makes the craft stable. Includes a capsule history of the gyroplane from its invention as a stall-proof aircraft to the more recent developments of the gyrocopter and other sport rotorcraft. Explains the problem of PIO (pilot induced oscillation or "porpoising") and another nasty problem of gyroplanes, the buntover. Covers rotor blade tracking and other technical subjects in words that anyone can easily understand. 120 pages. Many photos and illustrations. Price $24.95 plus $3.00 per order shipping and handling ($8.00 shipping outside USA). Click here to place your order. Or mail check or money order to: The Abbott Company, P. O. Box 1121, Carmel, IN 46082.

A Dream of Flight

 
Igor Bensen book
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by Dr. Igor B. Bensen
Igor Bensen's own story of his amazing Gyrocopter. Written by Igor Bensen, this book describes Bensen's difficult and sometimes dangerous efforts to develop this new type of rotorcraft. Contains many vintage photographs from the Bensen archives, including two-seat, multi-engine, amphibious and other experimental models. Covers Bensen's first crash, his near misses during air shows and his world record flights. Includes a fascinating biography of Igor Bensen by Paul Bergen Abbott based on a personal interview of Bensen. 168 pages, many photographs. Price $24.95 plus $3.00 per order shipping and handling ($8.00 shipping outside USA). Click here to place your order. Or mail check or money order to: The Abbott Company, P. O. Box 1121, Carmel, IN 46082.