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The idea behind this astonishing contraption appeared in the mind of Jonathan E. Caldwell as early as 1923. Full of other ideas too, he stablished Gray Goose Airplane in 1928, a company which produced many bizarre and thoroughly impractical aircraft. By 1937, Caldwell’s take of the “Cyclogyro” turned into this hopeful bare minimum VTOL aircraft designed by Fred Landgraf which employed an egg-shaped fuselage powered by a 7hp Harley-Davidson motor engine. The latter activated two sets of flapping wings mounted on a substantial triangular-box structure. Information is sketchy, but it seems something broke before any real flight trial was attempted. | |||
This manufacturer built at least two types of experimental airplanes: Cyglogyro and Windmill Plane. | This manufacturer built at least two types of experimental airplanes: Cyglogyro and Windmill Plane. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[http://scripophily.net/graygoosairi.html Gray Goose on Scripophily.com.] | *[http://scripophily.net/graygoosairi.html Gray Goose on Scripophily.com.] | ||
*[https://elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/gray-goose-cycloplane-daddy-cool-xlvi/ Gray Goose Cycloplane at Aviation Rapture.com] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 31 August 2025
The idea behind this astonishing contraption appeared in the mind of Jonathan E. Caldwell as early as 1923. Full of other ideas too, he stablished Gray Goose Airplane in 1928, a company which produced many bizarre and thoroughly impractical aircraft. By 1937, Caldwell’s take of the “Cyclogyro” turned into this hopeful bare minimum VTOL aircraft designed by Fred Landgraf which employed an egg-shaped fuselage powered by a 7hp Harley-Davidson motor engine. The latter activated two sets of flapping wings mounted on a substantial triangular-box structure. Information is sketchy, but it seems something broke before any real flight trial was attempted.
This manufacturer built at least two types of experimental airplanes: Cyglogyro and Windmill Plane.
This page lists all films that feature the Gray Goose .
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Pages in category "Gray Goose"
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