McCandless M-4 Aircraft

Airbuggy, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

R & W A C McCandless Aviation Ltd

First Flight:

1965

M-4:

6 - McCandless 1 - Homebuilt

Airbuggy:

6 - W.H.Ekin

Type Specification

Applies to:

McCandless M-4

Type:

Single-seat gyroplane

Rotor System:

Two-blade rotor

Fuselage:

Aluminium fuselage structure with moulded fuselage

Tail Unit:

Vertical fin and rudder with tailplane at base

Landing Gear:

Non-retractable tricycle type

Power Plant:

One 1,500cc Volkswagen engine driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat in open cockpit

Rotor Diameter:

22 ft 0 in

Length:

10 ft 11 in

Height:

Unknown

Tare:

310 lb

All-up:

520 lb

Cruise Speed:

100 mph

Range:

120 miles

Preserved in British Museums

M-4:

G-ATXX - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood - Stored

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