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This pre-sale model is Made-to-Order, which has a production period of 1 month. Production will start upon receipt of confirmed order and payment. Please buy only if you can wait for 1 month production and 2-3 weeks shipping time from place, place. Our warehouse inventory is fast moving so we may have stocks for immediate shipment. if not, since we have our own factory, we can make one for you in a month.This magnificent and Museum-Quality crafted Bensen B-8-M Autogyro WOOD MODEL is finely handmade from kiln-dried Wood Mahogany and skillfully hand-painted by gifted artists.
It is 6.00" in Length, with 12.00" Rotor Diameter, weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about 2.20 pounds.
The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand.
Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and there is No Reserve!
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Bensen B-8
The Bensen B-8 is a small, single-seat autogyro developed in the United States in the 1950s. Although the original manufacturer stopped production in 1987, plans for home-builders are still available as of 2007. Its design was a refinement of the Bensen B-7, and like that aircraft, the B-8 was initially built as an unpowered rotor-kite. It first flew in this form in 1955, and on 6 December a powered version, designated B-8M (M for motorised) first flew. The design proved to be extremely popular and long-lasting, with thousands of sets of plans sold over the next thirty years.
The B-8's design is extremely minimalist, with not much more to the aircraft than a pilot's seat, a single tailfin, a rotor and (in powered versions) the powerplant. In May 1968 a B-8 and B-8M were studied by the USAF under the Discretionary Descent Vehicle (DDV) program as the X-25B and X-25A respectively. In this scheme, it was proposed to integrate combat aircraft ejection seats with a small autogyro or rotor kite to allow downed pilots more control over their post-ejection landing spot. The X-25A and X-25B were used to evaluate the piloting and training requirements of the autogyros. No full-scale operational tests were ever performed. The U.S. Air Force stopped funding the DDV program with the end of the Vietnam War.
One B-8M, named Spirit of Kitty Hawk (registration N2588B) was used to make a special commemorative flight exactly duplicating the first flight of the Wright brothers' original Flyer on the sixtieth anniversary of the occasion. This same aircraft was flown by Igor Bensen himself between May 1967 and June 1968 to set twelve world and US speed, distance, and altitude records for autogyros, the largest number of such records to be held by any non-military rotorcraft.
Specifications (Typical B-8M)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
- Wingspan: 22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- Empty weight: 247 lb (112 kg)
- Loaded weight: 550 lb (250 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× McCulloch 4318 piston engine, 72 hp (54 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 82.5 knots (95 mph, 153 km/h)
- Range: 74 nm (84 miles, 137 km)
- Service ceiling 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
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