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Bensen's current range of do-it-yourself helicopters and autogyros stem from the B-5 Gyro-Glider of 1954, which was a single-seat rotor-kite towed into the air at around 30km/h and obtained its lift by the flow of air over its autorotating rotor. From this factory-built prototype, Bensen evolved the B-6 and B-7, and from these has come the standard production model the B-8. This has a somewhat more sturdy construction and is available as a factory-built machine or in kit form for amateur construction. Two water-borne versions of the B-8 are also available: the B-8B Gyro-Boat which has a boat-type hull and twin outrigged stabilising floats, and the B-8W Hydro-Glider mounted on twin floats. K.Munson "Helicopters And Other Rotorcraft Since 1907", 1968
| Technical data for B-6
Engine: none,
main rotor diameter: 6.0m,
length: 3.45m,
height: 1.91m,
empty weight: 58kg
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| paul, e-mail, 02.08.2010 | reply |
The Plans for the Bensen B-6 gyroglider can be bought from this website:
www . bensenaircraft . org
they also sell the newer benson b-8 plans and have alot of information and such about bensen autogyros. | | Andrew Mubiru, e-mail, 04.02.2010 | reply |
Its quite a good aircraft which i believe can locally be built in Africa. Iwould like to have more information about it especially successful flights it has made | | Larry Smith, e-mail, 28.12.2009 | reply |
I would like to have the plans to the B6 I would like to build that at home. I would like to see if a 70 year old man can build and fly. | | kiran, e-mail, 20.04.2009 | reply |
will u send me model sketch of your project let me know something about your project please |
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