Build Your Own Helicopter

Build Your Own Helicopter FARM HOME Novelty Items 23-3-25 You can be flying in about 30 hours with this new build-it-yourself helicopter kit. GYROTech Inc. started shipping its "HoneyBee" gyro-chopper kits in January, according to the company's "Gyro" Jim Fields. "Some farmers have expressed interest in using them to drive cattle or check fields," Fields says. "Advantages of the gyro-chopper design over fixed wing ultra lights is that you can fly in most any weather, including winds up to 25 mph. The rotor keeps it level, just like a gyroscope. It takes off like an airplane and lands more like a helicopter." The HoneyBee is powered by a 40 hp Rotax engine and has a 24-ft. rotor. It's equipped with a 5-gal. gas tank that gives it a 60 mile range at 55 mph. Speeds range from 9 mph up to 63 mph. When complete, the craft weighs just 242 lbs. and is about 10 1/2 ft. long by 7 ft. wide with a 4 1/2-ft. wheelbase. Complete kit sells for $9,495. Plans are available for $49.95 plus $3 S&H, video for $19.95 plus $3 S&H, information package for $5. Package options also available. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, GYROTech Inc., 188 Wealthy St. SW, Suite G, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503 (ph 616 458-1228; fax 776-0224; Website: www.gyrotechinc.com; E mail: gyrotechinc@iserv.net).

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