Avian 2/180 Gyroplane autogiro prototype......

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Dear Boys and Girls, here is an article in French about the Avian 2/180 Gyroplane autogiro prototype which featured a ducted propellor......

The article comes from the 5th May 1961 issue of Les Ailes......

Terry (Caravellarella)
 

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Source: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63
 

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Dear Boys and Girls, here is an extensive article in French about the Avian 2/180 Gyroplane autogiro prototype……

The article comes from the 30th January 1960 issue of Les Ailes......

Terry (Caravellarella)
 

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A profile view from RAF Flying Review in 1960:
 

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A picture of CF-JTD-X, which had a redesigned fuselage and cockpit.

I'm not certain whether this was an actual prototype, or only a mock-up for the proposed production version.
 

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Hi Stéphane :)
CF-JTD-X is probably the 6th (final) aircraft and known as the Model 2/180B. Some of the changes were the cranked nose wheel strut (trailing style), a taller rotor pylon, more glass area, slimmer fuselage and more powerful 200hp IO-360 engine.
 
walter said:
CF-JTD-X is probably the 6th (final) aircraft and known as the Model 2/180B. Some of the changes were the cranked nose wheel strut (trailing style), a taller rotor pylon, more glass area, slimmer fuselage and more powerful 200hp IO-360 engine.

Thanks a lot, Walter. As usual you are the expert on everything rotary... ;)

Here are two additional pics. The first one is also of CF-JTD-X. I used to think it was a fake flight photo of a grounded mockup, but your explanation indicates it is probably the real deal.

Second picture shows the exact same airframe at a later date and with a different color scheme, but markings have been removed (either on the aircraft or from the photo).
 

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Interesting, I know this one as the Pegasus MkIII Gyroplane ???

The Pegasus Mk. III is the result of years of engineering and development. These years of effort and investment produced and tested five separate prototype designs and involved over 2,500 hours of test flights in the development of the sixth and final prototype which has been Type Certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Agency.

PDF attached!

Regards, Michael
 

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Thanks a bunch VTOLicious for these pics.

Here is the info I managed to gather on the five aircraft built:
  • c/n 1 = CF-LKF-X prototype with open cockpit
  • c/n 2 = CF-MTV-X prototype with enclosed cockpit
  • c/n 3 = CF-NWS-X pre-production prototype with enclosed cockpit
  • c/n 4 = CF-JTO-X* pre-production prototype with revised cockpit
  • c/n 5 = N656JT first (and only) production example
I'm enclosing several goodies:
  • Extra pics of N656JT.
  • The front page of U.S. Type Certificate H5EA issued to the Pegasus Rotorcraft Limited on April 27, 1965 for the Model 2/180 Gyroplane.
    This shows that the name Avian had already disappeared and been replaced by Pegasus at that time.
  • Extra pics of CF-JTO-X.
* apparently it was JTO, not JTD.
 

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