With an exposed engine in back and an open cockpit up front, a gyroplane sold by Texas Auto Gyro & Light Sport looks something like a helicopter on a diet. "I'd heard stories about these planes during ...

Although gyroplanes (aka gyrocopters) were once bare-bones open-cockpit contraptions, we're seeing an increasing number of more deluxe, fully enclosed, higher-performance models. The Argon GTL 915 iS ...

Click to open image viewer. In the early 1980s, David Gittens, a gifted artist and industrial designer, began work on an innovative, low-cost gyroplane that could transport medical personnel and ...

January 6, 2008 Simple to build, easy to fly, faster than helicopters and arguably safer than anything else in the sky: gyroplanes are a long-overlooked segment of the personal aviation industry, but ...

At the Aero show, which is held every April in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and is the biggest event in Europe for sport-aviation enthusiasts, you can’t turn around without bumping into a gyroplane—an ...

AUSTIN — Gyroplanes are open cockpit aircrafts with a top and rear propellor and they're becoming a hit in Austin. "When I'm in an aircraft, I feel confident, I feel confident in the technology. I can ...