Is autogyro just another name for a helicopter, or is it a specific type of aircraft?
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The autogiro was developed from the gyroplane.. a method of using rotors with a fixed wing aircraft to reduce the length in which it took to land... The autogyro works on a basic level very similar to how a sycomore seed falls through the air... Also due to its rotor configuration (the blades are tilted backwards to catch the air) once a gyro's rotor is up to speed and has forward movement created by a powered small propeller, it can sustain itself without an engine. although an auto gyro cannot hover. They cannot fly as fast as fixed wing aircraft but cannot stall The helicopter has powered rotors which are attached to the central column in a more rigid fashion then the gyro.. and creates lift by spinning its blades much faster through the air Because of the way a helicopter pushes air downwards they can hover, but also need a tail rotor (or jet) to counteract the torque effect created by the engine driving the main rotor. Probably the easiest way to see an autogiro in action is the James Bond film You Only Live Twice where James Bond has an air to air battle against much larger gunship helicopters.
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