DVICE: We love technology. We want to know about it, write about it, and shake it till it breaks. Part of the SCI FI Network, DVICE has a worldwide team of writers who constantly immerse themselves in the tech world, distilling the sometimes-excessive information out there to bring you only what you need to know.

Video
 

Related Sections: Galleries  Vehicles

Two-seat Magni Gyro M-22 gyroplane takes to the air

voyager_front_3.jpg

This Magni Gyro M-22 Voyager looks like a helicopter, but it’s not. This gyroplane has a rotor up top, but there’s very little power going to that spinning blade. When this baby takes off, it’s pushed along by its single propeller behind the pilot, and as the takeoff roll gets faster, the rotor starts spinning on its own. It acts like a wing, giving the aircraft such stability that it’s impossible to stall it. It can’t hover, but if you lose an engine, it gently floats back to earth.

Not just a gyroplane concept, the $98,000 M-22 is the latest craft from Magni, offering seating for two and plenty of room for their luggage. While it’s easy to fly, the company won’t sell you one unless you agree to its training program, a necessity with a craft that’ll be taking you 13,000 feet into the wild blue at a speed of 115 mph. Even though it’s not perfectly safe, it still looks a whole lot safer than some of the crazy personal helicopters we’ve shown you. Click Continue for video of the Magni Gyro M-22 in action.






PreviousNext

Via Magni Gyro USA and Magni Gyro Italy

 
Send-A-Friend
(1) Comments

CJW:
I want to like it, of course, but I know it would just be a new form of vomit inducing transport for me in practice...More »


Comments

By CJW at 2:02 PM ON 06/25/08

I want to like it, of course, but I know it would just be a new form of vomit inducing transport for me in practice.

Also, the open cockpit is a little rough. It gets cold up there!


Leave a Comment


Type the characters you see in the picture above.

(Please be patient, it may take a moment for your comment to appear.)

DVICE continues below
Get the latest tech news
on your cellphone!
Text DVICE to 72434
DVICE on your iPhone
Follow DVICE on Twitter
Editor: Peter Pachal
editor@dvice.com
©2009, SCI FI.
All rights reserved.