Layzell Cricket
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| Cricket | |
|---|---|
| Type | Recreational autogyro |
| Manufacturer | Campbell Aircraft, Cricket Gyroplanes, Layzell Gyroplanes |
| Designed by | Peter Lovegrove |
| Maiden flight | November 1969 |
| Number built | 43 |
The Layzell Cricket is a single-seat autogyro produced in the United Kingdom for homebuilding, although it was first produced in the early 1970s fully factory-built. It was a typically minialist design, featuring a pilot's seat semi-enclosed within a fairing, and a pusher engine and large tail fin located aft of the rotor mast. Forty-three of the original Crickets were built by Campbell Aircraft, with the type enjoying a brief revival in 2001 when it was briefly marketed in kit form by Cricket Gyroplanes, before reaching production again in 2005 by Layzell Gyroplanes as the Mk.6.
[edit] Specifications (Mk.6)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 10 ft 6 in (3.23 m)
- Main rotor diameter: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
- Wing area: 380 ft² (35.3 m²)
- Empty weight: 310 lb (140 kg)
- Gross weight: 650 lb (300 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582, 64 hp (48 kW)
Performance
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 225.
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.
[edit] See also
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