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Cierva C.30 Autogyro
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Cierva C.30 Autogyro

Description
The Cierva C.30 Autogyro has the distinction of being one of the first production and widely produced Autogyros of the 1930's. Designed and built by Juan de la Cierva as a means to circumvent aircraft stalls; they saw limited use in both the civilian sector, but also as rescue and submarine chaser aircraft. Conceptually they were the forerunner to the modern day helicopter which once perfected, quickly sub-planted them in almost every capacity.

Specs:
Top Speed: 110mph
Range: 80+km
Passenger Capacity: 2

Operational Notes:
  • Once the Engine is started use the 'Rotor Clutch' to spin up the Rotor to 180RPM, the clutch will disengage when released. Takeoff speed is around 15+mph.
  • You can also make a longer more tradition takeoff by allowing the rotor to spin up naturally. This can be accomplished by simply throttling up on the runway and taking to the air when the Rotor RPM's are at or around 180.
  • The Rotor is un-powered and relies on forward movement to remain in motion. So as long as you are moving forward (even only slightly) you will have lift. As soon as the Rotor RPM's drop below 100 or you begin to move backwards the aircraft will stall in short order.
  • If your Rotor RPM's drop below 100 you'll likely begin to loose lift and stall, simply pushing the stick forward should help you to recover, provided you have enough altitude.
  • You CAN shutoff the engine and perform a 'dead stick' landing, again provided you maintain forward movement. Around 15mph should be enough.
  • You can hover, but only when facing into a headwind.
  • There isn't a rudder, only Lateral Trim Controls. This can be controlled with the Left/Right arrow keys and helps to maintain a given heading.
  • Taxing can be accomplished in the usual fashion with the left/right arrow keys. Pressing the 'Toe Brakes' (Spacebar) in conjunction with the Left/Right Arrow keys will lock the respective wheel and allow for a tighter turn.

Pulled from the actual manual, this glide angle and approach chart shows what speeds you should be at based on your rate of decent.


Big Thanks to Sir Murtak for help with testing the aircraft. His workshop page is listed below and I encourage you to checkout his fine work!

Sir Murtak:
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Sir_Murtak/myworkshopfiles/?appid=573090

ENJOY!
35 Comments
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Tmccanna Jun 4 @ 1:24pm 
did you ever do anything with making a template? though itd be really hard+ stormworks would hate it lol
GERUNIMO  [author] Jul 30, 2023 @ 9:38am 
Tmccanna, I suppose it depends on the type of Autogyro you are attempting to create.
Tmccanna Jul 30, 2023 @ 8:29am 
so is that even possible since this uses xml parts and such?
GERUNIMO  [author] Jun 17, 2023 @ 6:28pm 
Tmccanna, that is a good idea! I'll see what i can do.
Tmccanna Jun 17, 2023 @ 11:15am 
would be cool to have a template of tihs so anyone could try and make an autogyro, really cool system
GERUNIMO  [author] May 24, 2023 @ 1:27pm 
Lucasleepwalker, in the operational notes I explain how spooling up the rotor can be performed.
GERUNIMO  [author] May 24, 2023 @ 1:23pm 
Lucasleepwalker, so the rotor is unpowered and relies on forward movement to work. If you climb to aggressively air stops pushing the rotor and you loose lift. Remember an Autogyro is somewhere between a airplane and a helicopter.
The clutch does temporarily connect the engine to the rotor but that is only for spooling it up if you are attempting a short takeoff.
Hope that helps!
Lucasleepwalker May 24, 2023 @ 1:19pm 
it looks cool but wont fly, the propellers dont spin fast enough to do anything and after a while of not holding down the clutch it just turns off
That one guy Apr 30, 2023 @ 3:25pm 
that is the trippiest thumbnail ive ever seen in my life
GERUNIMO  [author] Apr 18, 2023 @ 1:29pm 
Tmccanna, remember Autogyro's fall into a weird niche somewhere between an airplane and a helicopter. So you must unlearn or rather apply all you know about both to fly it. Altitude is controlled (like an aircraft) via pitch, but you can also allow the Rotor RPM's to decrease which can allow for decent as well.

As for the Lateral Trim not rounding that is probably a lag issue, as the Up/Down Logic controlling it is not configured to produce decimal digits that far out.

You don't really need a tail wheel as holding one or the other left or right arrow keys, plus the toe brakes will tighten your turn down pretty tight.

Hope that helps