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In the mid 1970's, Gyrodyne lost its competitiveness to Sikorsky and Bell, coupled with compounded financial difficulties due to escalating costs of engines and materials, they eventually ceased to their helicopter development.
Hence, for the past 50 years of helicopter history, due to complexity and difficulty of learning to pilot, and the costs and strict government regulations, the helicopter industry has never reached a mass consumer market although futurists have predicted from time to time that it will become a mass-market product.
We believe the time has come and we have devoted to the development of an affordable personal helicopter to truly fulfill the initial Dream of Personal Flight for the 21st century.
Coaxial helicopters with twin rotors provide multiple benefits for personal flight. For instance, they provide increased lift per horsepower and improved hovering capability over traditional single rotor helicopter craft. Coaxial helicopter rotors are driven by a single drive shaft thus providing improved balance and flight stability.
Counter rotation not just eliminates the need for a tail rotor but it also eliminates general gyroscopic effects that make flying a single rotor helicopter difficult.
People throughout history have wanted to experience the joy and thrill of moving freely above the ground, to hover and to fly vertically at will like a bird. People want to FLY, but opportunities are so limited due to the high costs and complex regulations associated with general aviation not to mention the even higher costs and extreme complexity of helicopter flying. |