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To: RS_Rider
I wonder if it is a derivative of the "Honey-Bee" family of Gyro's that were variants of the Bensen Gyro's. I see a Rotax 447 or 503 engine w/ a powder coated exhaust. I don't see an "N" number. It maybe overweight for an Ultralight Gyro aka greater than 254 lbs. He might get gigged on that as well, unless he has a throw out parachute to get some extra weight via the BRS exemption... ;-)...
23 posted on 04/15/2015 11:27:54 AM PDT by taildragger (It's Cruz, Pence, or Walker. Anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
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To: taildragger
Oh here it is, it also has an engine driven "pre-rotor" as well to spin the rotor up before takeoff...


26 posted on 04/15/2015 11:29:32 AM PDT by taildragger (It's Cruz, Pence, or Walker. Anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
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I am wondering how well throwing a parachute through rotating blades will work... maybe he could volunteer to test that as well.


40 posted on 04/15/2015 12:02:30 PM PDT by j_guru
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To: taildragger
wonder if it is a derivative of the "Honey-Bee" family of Gyro's that were variants of the Bensen Gyro's.

I think it is a Benson like the one in the screen capture from Mad Max above. The old flat four 2 stroke McCulloch (I think that is what the original Benson used) is rare these days.

56 posted on 04/15/2015 2:42:37 PM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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