Russian DIY Autogyro Flight Test #1...

[DIYSwede]

-Years ago - I found a lo-res video on YT from "The first flight test of a Russian DIY Autogiro".
Remembered an odd looking thing, with "less than optimal" risk assessments or consequence analysis.
Haven't seen it around, nor found it when searching, until suddenly - the other day.

Title is "Autogyro without motor" - but he certainly and easily found a way out for propelling his contraption.
Enjoy the video - and tip to the hat for this guy's balls...

As far as my meagre research go - I guess it springs from the eminent DIY source "Model-Constructor" ,
where a search for "Автожир" /"Autogyro turns up no less than 114 hits, just like this rugged aircraft...



A few links for presumptive HMT "Aeronauts-to-be", perhaps bored during Covid-19 lockdown?
A test flight of a DIY project like these will inevitably get your adrenaline pumping:
General Search:https://modelist-konstruktor.com/poi...B6%D0%B8%D1%80

A few tidbits:
https://modelist-konstruktor.com/raz...hir-bez-motora
https://modelist-konstruktor.com/raz...t-na-avtozhire

-"I mean - how hard can it be? Hey, hold my beer while I just test this thing out..."
Just whack it together, jump in its garden chair and take it out to your country road for a spin?

Nope - I won't be held liable for ANY actions you guys undertake.

Cheers
Johan

[Crusty]

"Hold my wodka and watch this."

In the US they would have thrown him under the jail for doing that on a public roadway.

[NortonDommi]

Well if you don't have a deserted beach handy.....

I wish I could understand Russian as they have a lot of excellent machining and fabrication videos, fortunately most are easy to follow.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCip...9JWm0AHiBq6Lhw is one I enjoy also Garage 54: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCy...cXAQnkRaLCTsAQ with English voice over by BMI Russia

[IAMSatisfied]

"Hold my wodka and watch this."

In the US they would have thrown him under the jail for doing that on a public roadway.

ANd U.S. roads with that much traffic tend to have aerial power/phone lines crossing overhead, which makes me think this may be in a more remote part of Russia. I don't see any utility poles on the sides of the road in the video.

[jdurand]

I looked at it and thought "yep, that's Russia"