"John Szalay" schreef in bericht
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"Dale Harris" wrote in
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Why hasn't the AutoGiro ever taken off as a PAV (personal aerial
vehicle)? although cost would be a problem as well as
liabillity.



IMHO: those two issues are the main reason, along with the restrictions
imposed by local govt.

We used to have a couple of them that flew out of an rural area near
the river, the farmers complained about the noise, as did the few
homeowners in the area, As the neighberhood grew, the county
govt types enacted noise ordinances and got support from the FAA
the result they were banned from the area, along with a local
"Private" airstrip with its resident dozen GA planes.

Hell, the complainers are still trying to close down the main
GA airport here, and its been in existance since the 1920's
when all the area was rural..
Damn fools knew there was an airport there when they bought or built
their houses..

Most private airplanes use engines with archaic technology in them because
of the conservatism in the aviation industry. There\s no reason why quiet
four stroke engines with computerized fuel injection and automobile style
mufflers couldnt be used which are as quiet as an automobile accellerating.
And with AutoGiros there's a good chance that runways and airports aren't
even needed, a PAV could land right in the street, the only thing they would
need to do is clear all the trees.


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