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 ...

Tuesday's fatal gyroplane crash in Highlands County has raised questions about the aircraft at the center of the tragedy. The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyrocopter, an autogyro or a ...

Popularity of gyroplanes has increased long before Wednesday's landing of one on the U.S. Captiol lawn.Mobile users tap here to watch videoThe people at Auto-Gyro USA said gyroplanes, which is what ...

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 ...

The pilot of a gyroplane that crashed over the weekend has died, according to Wicked Local partner WCVB Channel 5. WCVB reports that the man who died in the accident was Geoffrey Muller, of Manchester ...

DECATUR - At about $80,000 apiece, it is unlikely the gyroplane is going to become a wildly popular recreational vehicle any time soon. But for those who have the resources and skill to obtain and ...

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 ...

There's not a lot of leg room, but Yukon pilot Daniel Clunies-Ross says his new gyrocopter is a first-class flying machine. Clunies-Ross lives outside Haines Junction, and recently invested about $100 ...

BRADENTON, Fla -- We’re learning more about the victims killed in Tuesday’s gyroplane crash in Highlands County. Both Chris Lord and Christopher Brugger were experienced pilots. Lord, who was flying ...