Author Topic: New Cap City Autogyro (Read 6347 times)

Camthalion · « **on:** October 11, 2016, 05:32:07 PM »

Since an engineering problem (ie how to attach the lift engines) has bought my flying carrier to a halt, I have decided to start this project which I hope should prove somewhat easier. The autogyro from New Cap city on Caprica.

Geoff

Tophe · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2016, 11:18:26 PM »

Interesting!

KiwiZac · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2016, 03:49:16 AM »

Cooooooooooool!

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2016, 03:19:16 AM »

Auto-gyros are so neat looking and pretty easy to build if you have the parts, I'm surprised we don't see more of them.

I'm really looking forward to seeing this one progress, in your talented hands I'm sure it's going to be a winner!

Brian da Basher

Camthalion · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2016, 12:09:52 PM »

Thanks fellas. Current status before my run of shifts start tonight and brings any model work to a stop for a few days.

Old Wombat · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2016, 12:20:28 PM »

Ooh! Funky! :)

Frank3k · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2016, 12:33:46 PM »

This autogyro looks really good! Where did you get the rotors?
There was a helicopter with a similar layout - the Focke-Achgelis Fa 223

Camthalion · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2016, 05:46:58 PM »

Thanks guys. The rotors are modified ka52 rotors from the spares box. Never heard of that chopper before. Thanks for the pic and link

jcf · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2016, 01:29:14 AM »

The New Cap City autogiro was inspired by the Fw 61 (aka Fa 61) helicopter.
The engine mounted prop on the Fw 61 was for engine cooling rather than
propulsion.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2016, 03:39:39 AM »

Damn! That is looking good.

finsrin · « **Reply #10 on:** October 15, 2016, 03:58:14 AM »

Quote from: GTX_Admin on October 15, 2016, 03:39:39 AM

Damn! That is looking good.

Yep,,, super scratch building, has its own kind of cool.

Camthalion · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2016, 06:52:10 PM »

Managed to get some work done on the autogyro on my pyjama day after all. Discovered, after I had finished the framework that the starboard side was at more of an angle the the port. and had to cut it off and re-position. Not 100% happy with it, but I'm not completely re-building.

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2016, 09:47:29 PM »

I am blown away by the job you are doing here! Great work with the scratch built structure

Tophe · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2016, 11:46:54 PM »

Congratulations! Uneasy to make but delicious to see...

KiwiZac · « **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2016, 03:47:52 AM »

Quote from: jcf on October 15, 2016, 01:29:14 AM

The New Cap City autogiro was inspired by the Fw 61 (aka Fa 61) helicopter.
The engine mounted prop on the Fw 61 was for engine cooling rather than
propulsion.

That's what I was thinking. Then I saw the big prop on this one and thought maybe the designer didn't understand. Still cool though, and those rotor pylons are a gorgeous piece of engineering!

jcf · « **Reply #15 on:** October 17, 2016, 06:59:10 AM »

Quote from: KiwiZac on October 17, 2016, 03:47:52 AM

Quote from: jcf on October 15, 2016, 01:29:14 AM
The New Cap City autogiro was inspired by the Fw 61 (aka Fa 61) helicopter.
The engine mounted prop on the Fw 61 was for engine cooling rather than
propulsion.
That's what I was thinking. Then I saw the big prop on this one and thought maybe the designer didn't understand. Still cool though, and those rotor pylons are a gorgeous piece of engineering!

Yep, the Caprica CGI design crew went for looks.

In the RW I doubt a twin-rotor autogiro would even work due to the nature of how an autogiro rotor system functions,
indeed it would probably destroy itself more quickly due to ground resonance than the RW large autogiros that were
actually constructed.

finsrin · « **Reply #16 on:** October 17, 2016, 08:37:49 AM »

Fortunately twin rotor autogyro technical issues don't affect styrene builds.

kitnut617 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 17, 2016, 06:09:48 PM »

But it has drive shafts, doesn't that make it a helicopter

Old Wombat · « **Reply #18 on:** October 17, 2016, 06:30:20 PM »

Maybe it's just gearing between the rotor sets, so they don't get out of sync & hit each other?

Camthalion · « **Reply #19 on:** October 17, 2016, 06:37:02 PM »

Thanks fellas

KiwiZac · « **Reply #20 on:** October 18, 2016, 07:01:23 AM »

Please don't take my comments as a negative criticism, I really like the look of your build!

Camthalion · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2016, 09:13:48 AM »

Quote from: KiwiZac on October 18, 2016, 07:01:23 AM

Please don't take my comments as a negative criticism, I really like the look of your build!

No no All good. I've enjoyed the watching the discussion. To be honest I didn't know very much about autogyros at all when I started this. Its all helped my understanding of them.

Tophe · « **Reply #22 on:** October 18, 2016, 12:27:07 PM »

As far as I am concerned, I love a model that would be "technically wrong" but "aesthetically nice"...

CiTrus90 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2016, 08:10:22 PM »

Quote from: Camthalion on October 16, 2016, 06:52:10 PM

Discovered, after I had finished the framework that the starboard side was at more of an angle the the port. and had to cut it off and re-position. Not 100% happy with it, but I'm not completely re-building.

It's a feature, clearly to counter some form of torque

Love it, great work!


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