(Badwater Bill) wrote in message . ..

True. If you have to fly rotary-wing, a gyro is simpler. However there
have been an absolutely amazing panoply of fatals in those. Most of
them totally preventable.

It's mostly due to the tucking since the center of thrust is above the
CG and the drag component of the rotor system is way above the CG.
When you do a negative g pushover or even hit a bump that does the
same thing, you take away the drag. The thrust dumps you over in a
tuck.

Bill, hope you didn't mean ALL gyros. My Groen converted gyro is
centerline thrust and their new kit will also be CLT. Air Command
also has a CLT ship. You are correct if you meant almost all gyro
fatalities are in those gyros with a high thrustline. RAF is one of
the worse and they still don't see the need for a horizontal stab....a
"contraption" according to Don LaFleur.

Ken J. - SDCA