Brooklands Mosquito Aircraft

Hornet, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Brooklands Rotorcraft Ltd

First Flight:

July 1966

Mosquito:

11 - Brooklands

Hornet:

5 - Gyroflight

Type Specification

Applies to:

Brooklands Mosquito

Type:

Single-seat gyrocopter

Rotor System:

Two-blade rotor

Fuselage:

Aluminium fuselage structure with moulded fuselage

Tail Unit:

Vertical fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Non-retractable tricycle type

Power Plant:

One 1,600cc Volkswagen engine driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat in open cockpit

Rotor Diameter:

21 ft 0 in

Length:

11 ft 0 in

Height:

Unknown

Tare:

290 lb

All-up:

510 lb

Cruise:

70 mph

Range:

140 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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