Bannick Model T of the Air

Model T
Role	Autogyro
National origin	United States
Designer	Lester J. Bannick

The Bannick Model T of the Air was the first of series of homebuilt autogyro designs.^[1]

Design and development

The Bannick Copter is a homebuilt autogyro design of the early 1960s similar to the more popular Bensen B-8 design. The airframe is constructed of aluminum tubing with a tricycle landing gear.^[2][3]

Variants

Bannick Model T of the Air

65 hp (48 kW) Lycoming O-145B single place

Bannick Model C Copter

125 hp (93 kW) two place with fiberglass streamlining

Bannick Model VW Copter

Volkswagen air-cooled engine version

Specifications (Bannick 125hp two place)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Length: 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
• Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
• Empty weight: 352 lb (160 kg)
• Gross weight: 800 lb (363 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 8 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine
• Main rotor diameter: 2× 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 70 kn; 129 km/h (80 mph)
• Cruise speed: 52 kn; 97 km/h (60 mph)
• Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Grudieaire GH-4

References

1. John William, Ransom Taylor. Helicopters and VTOL aircraft. p. 79.
2. Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 78. Winter 1969. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Flight International. 20 May 1965. Missing or empty |title= (help)