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The history of homebuilt gyrocopters

The AutoGyro has come a long way in more than a century of flight. The post The History of Homebuilt Gyrocopters appeared ...
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Gyrocopter Pilot On His 'Incredible' Flight Onto Capitol Lawn

Florida postman Doug Hughes made headlines last month for landing his gyrocopter on the lawn in front of the Capitol building. In an interview with NPR, Hughes said he "made every effort to send word ...
DLR

DLR conducts flight tests for gyrocopter drones

Flight tests show that gyrocopters are a suitable configuration for uncrewed air transport. The focus is on transporting loads of up to 200 kilograms close to the ground. The autogyro was extensively ...
Wired

Gyrocopter man completes epic round-the-world flight

A man in a tiny gyrocopter has successfully completed a record-breaking around-the-world flight. Norman Surplus, from County Antrim in Northern Ireland, took four years to complete his epic journey.
Tampa Bay Times

Gyrocopter flight raises profile on campaign finance reform, but for how long?

Can one man with a message and a gyrocopter move a nation? After Ruskin mail carrier Doug Hughes landed with his flying machine on the U.S. Capitol lawn Wednesday, there were immediate security ...
NPR

Gyrocopter Pilot Calls Capitol Flight An Act Of Civil Disobedience

Douglas Hughes, the mailman who flew a gyrocopter to the Capitol to raise alarms about the surge in political money, appeared in court Thursday after a federal grand jury indicted him on six charges.
WGBH

Gyrocopter Pilot On His 'Incredible' Flight Onto Capitol Lawn

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