Eduardo Pinilla`s "DC Giro"




Note:   Eduardo Pinilla, Zaragoza, Spain, has built and flown his version of Emilio Cabeza`s "DC Gyro"... Eduardo`s model has a rotor diameter of 50 inches, weighs 70 ounces (disk load = 3.6), is powered by a SuperTigre .46, and is strictly an ROG model.




Eduardo`s DC Rotor head has a 15 degree delta angle.
















Below we see Emilio, Eduardo, and Paco Shanchez at the Madrid club R/C field (site of the 1997 International Autogyro Fly-in).   Each standing by their individual "DC Gyros"...   This model was a feature in the January 1998 RCM magazine.





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