What you don't mention is that there's also downward component to that
airflow, when it impacts the gyrocopter blades and is knocked downward.
The air gets knocked downard, the blades get knocked upward, the
gyrocopter is attached to the blades, it gets held up in the air -- so
the magic is revealed once again as "downwash".


Nope

Have we got a birth of a new, less user friendly to MX, MX sockpuppet in
flightoffancy, Bertie?

The style seems rather familiar.

I'll be hard to convince otherwise.
--
Jim in NC