{"id":77543,"date":"2023-02-09T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=77543"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:49:46","slug":"attractive-vtol-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-avian-2-180-gyroplane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/02\/09\/attractive-vtol-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-avian-2-180-gyroplane\/","title":{"rendered":"Attractive VTOL autogyro with unrealised potential; the story of the Avian 2\/180 Gyroplane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X_ig6xtQn1k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 10 Jan 2019<\/p>\n<p>The Avian 2\/180 Gyroplane was a project that rose from the ashes of the Avro Arrow cancellation. Five former employee formed their own company and set out to build a new kind of autogyro. Their Gyroplane could take off and land vertically and could fly at speeds up to 265 km\/h. Although it never made any sales, it is an impressive project that deserves some attention.<br \/>\n(Also sorry for the flickering in the video. I did my best to limit it but the source video didn&#8217;t give me much to work with.)<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\nDenmark &#8211; Portland Cello Project<\/p>\n<p>Footage Sources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3WYs1iDyypc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3WYs1iDyypc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Research Sources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWNkdm1ab1VQWWlkZHUwS0JGVmZDOUdqcEI3QXxBQ3Jtc0tsU2QwSFJFZ21hbkFPLXRjeHdaNFFFUGkycV8zMGJWdDNRaUtsQnpnMWhRVlhwSEtMaVVEV2dRVWZLeGVBYjZUQS00bDVMM0hYSEZEU2Y5eWx2S0pPTndZUm9jLXlwbjFxOC1qWEc1OFB3OUNEd2V3cw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.secretprojects.co.uk%2Fforum%2Findex.php%2Ftopic%2C12772.msg125931.html%3FPHPSESSID%3D9ipen3fj9pi7fu4kqk69fn7b14%23msg125931&#038;v=X_ig6xtQn1k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.secretprojects.co.uk\/foru&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmVvSjFaVnY3UzNuT0ZXRWhqSm5kd3pHOEc0d3xBQ3Jtc0ttYTlGVnVrM2xkN05vcUxZeGVWZklmRFkyZkZTS3Y4MGk0aEpON1BVb0t4WVc5VWIwMW42UXlQOTBFSzN3YXpyc0pxd1NrUUVLcGhxR3VWVG9xVU5sM29BZ1pac2Y2SWIyUkpkOTQwVHJ4akJSVGxJaw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pegasusrotorcraft.com%2Fphotos.html&#038;v=X_ig6xtQn1k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.pegasusrotorcraft.com\/phot&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHRsWXpvV1M3R2VTcVRIeXotWlVyQWtzM2MxZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsYVZmTVlLN0tqdUpVZmVndm5heTc4cWFMRExCdFVwZy15VGhMVEphajJ4WEMxal9EcllpZm1LYjN0ZzhSUk5sc1U2RHFWM2V3UW1iUlh3bzdlZ0oxdHlFdFFySDZxYjVFTHU5WVpLU2RmVUlFR0RFbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2F1000aircraftphotos.com%2FHistoryBriefs%2FAvian2-180.htm&#038;v=X_ig6xtQn1k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/1000aircraftphotos.com\/Histor&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDl4ZjFFenU3VS1aNVdjOExnSjAtN2huQ0lpQXxBQ3Jtc0trczF3MWZqOFdaejFxeWEzZm5uZ0FkRk83b29DQzFnUzVvMTFqSTZqZjBGT0FFRjRlcFBVRlVfa3czZ1FscjBoeVlkOFE4WnNMTkdpSmVMc2pPckNzLXFQSG1OZkQyRkdKTFBBSlhmVksybDNfRjVoZw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aviastar.org%2Fhelicopters_eng%2Favian_gyroplane.php&#038;v=X_ig6xtQn1k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aviastar.org\/helicopters_e&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#PolyusStudios #autogyro #CanadianAerospace <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:51 Initial Design<br \/>\n1:45 First Prototype<br \/>\n2:46 Second Prototype<br \/>\n3:50 Production Versions<br \/>\n4:50 Certified, Registered, and up for sale<br \/>\n5:54 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-09-48-50-Attractive-VTOL-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-Avian-2_180-Gyroplane-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-09-48-50-Attractive-VTOL-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-Avian-2_180-Gyroplane-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-09-48-50-Attractive-VTOL-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-Avian-2_180-Gyroplane-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-09-48-50-Attractive-VTOL-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-Avian-2_180-Gyroplane-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-09-48-50-Attractive-VTOL-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-Avian-2_180-Gyroplane-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-09-at-09-48-50-Attractive-VTOL-autogyro-with-unrealised-potential-the-story-of-the-Avian-2_180-Gyroplane-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Published 10 Jan 2019 The Avian 2\/180 Gyroplane was a project that rose from the ashes of the Avro Arrow cancellation. 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