The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyroplane, an autogyro or a rotoplane -- to name a few. The FAA uses the term gyroplane. So, we will, too. Gyroplanes were invented by Juan de la Cierva ...

Paul Nichol, from Balloch, Inverness, died when his gyroplane came down in a field near Avoch on the Black Isle on 12 November. The 67-year-old's aircraft caught fire after crashing.

A HUNT supporter had his head cut in half when he tried to stop a gyrocopter flown by an anti-hunting pilot from taking off, a court heard yesterday. Trevor Morse died instantly when the rear ...

DLR operates the AutoGyro Cavalon D-MGTD to research the flight dynamics of gyrocopters. A gyrocopter uses the airstream to rotate its rotor blades and thereby generate lift. In contrast to ...

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A light aircraft was seen "descending rapidly" with its rotor head and blades separate from the rest of the machine moments before a fatal crash last year. Paul Nichol, from Balloch, Inverness ...

The AAIB said the rotor head separated because of a "structural overload failure". It has recommended the Civil Aviation Authority publishes new guidance on flying gyrocopters and reassesses ...

A two-week trial heard that Mr Morse's head was cleaved "from top to bottom" by the rear rotor of the gyrocopter as he tried to stop it from taking off.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A gyrocopter that crashed into a canal near Selby probably still had its rotor brake on, an air accident investigation has found.