Monthly Archives: January 2012

Focke Wulf Fw.61

Posted on January 20, 2012 by deditor

By:      Norm Goyer One of the very first practical helicopters was built in Germany in the early 1930s  by Professor Henrich Focke. Focke first experimented with rotary wing development with his licensed copy of the Cierva Autogyro. He had … Continue reading →

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Egg Beaters and, Synchropters

Posted on January 20, 2012 by deditor

By: Norm Goyer I was humming along at about 100 knots flying south following the Connecticut River just over the Massachusetts state line enjoying the open air cockpit in my Fairchild PT-19. It was in the early 1950s and the … Continue reading →

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Red Tails

Posted on January 18, 2012 by deditor

An exciting new film by George Lucas is opening this weekend on January 20th. 1944. To help win the war, the Pentagon brass has no choice but to consider the untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just … Continue reading →

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Autogyros Simply Won’t Go Away

Posted on January 13, 2012 by deditor

By:      Norm Goyer At least every year or so some entrepreneur gets a brilliant idea. “Let’s market an auto gyro. They can do everything that a helicopter can do except maybe VTO, hover, fly backward  and they cost a whole … Continue reading →

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Cheap Airplanes, Getting Into the Air With Mini Bucks

Posted on January 6, 2012 by deditor

By:      Norm Goyer I know that anyone who really wants to fly can attain his or her goals by creative pursuance of current aviation practices and policies. You need to know what you don’t need to learn to fly, that’s … Continue reading →

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