AMERICAN GYRO CRUSADER
American Gyro (1935)
Also known as the Shelton Flying Wing and the Gyroland
All-metal construction. Twin-boom, twin-tail empennage with a nacelle fuselage, panted wheels modified to retractable in 1936. Another one of kind plane that flew well but couldn’t get financing. What a wonderful futuristic design.
Two crew, two passengers
Two Menasco engines, 150 h.p. at 2260 r.p.m. at 3000 ft.
Span 36 ft.
Length overall 21 ft. 8 in.
Height overall 7 ft. 3 in.
Useful load 1000 pounds.
Fuel capacity 50 gallons.
Maximum speed 233 miles per hour.
Cruising speed 210 miles per hour.
Landing speed 55 miles per hour.
Service ceiling 24,000 feet.
Rate of climb 1760 feet per minute.
Cruising range 600 miles.
A website of someone who made a model of it.
http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id40.htm
Also known as the Shelton Flying Wing and the Gyroland
All-metal construction. Twin-boom, twin-tail empennage with a nacelle fuselage, panted wheels modified to retractable in 1936. Another one of kind plane that flew well but couldn’t get financing. What a wonderful futuristic design.
Two crew, two passengers
Two Menasco engines, 150 h.p. at 2260 r.p.m. at 3000 ft.
Span 36 ft.
Length overall 21 ft. 8 in.
Height overall 7 ft. 3 in.
Useful load 1000 pounds.
Fuel capacity 50 gallons.
Maximum speed 233 miles per hour.
Cruising speed 210 miles per hour.
Landing speed 55 miles per hour.
Service ceiling 24,000 feet.
Rate of climb 1760 feet per minute.
Cruising range 600 miles.
A website of someone who made a model of it.
http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id40.htm