Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!mcnc!decvax!harpo!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sri-unix!BON@JPL-ROBOTICS.ARPA From: BON@JPL-ROBOTICS.ARPA Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Info wanted - personal heli/gliders Message-ID: <12324@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Apr-84 12:53:00 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12324 Posted: Mon Apr 16 12:53:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Apr-84 08:47:30 EST Lines: 10 From: Bruce Bon Aren't these the same as "gyrocopters"? If so, they were described in Popular Science, probably ten years ago -- in particular, a 1-person home-built model which could operate either as a towed glider or with a pusher-prop. A fancy model, complete with faring and missiles, was one of the featured gadgets in the James Bond movie, "You Only Live Twice"! Bruce Bon ------