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Bensen B-8M gyrocopter, G-BIGP,
Serial No. PFA G/01-1005, was delivered to The Helicopter Museum on 10th May 2008.
It was built and owned by Richard Cooper of Shrewsbury, in the UK,
and first registered in October 1980. By 1995 it had accumulated 204
hours of flying with its C. of A. permit expiring in 1997. The machine is
fitted with the customary single McCulloch 0-100-1 flat-four two-stroke
engine and the jump take-off (pre-rotator) option.
The photograph (left), showing the varnished, solid wood, pusher propeller, was taken soon after the arrival of G-BIGP. There was evident impact damage to the leading edges, near the tips, and it was decided that an included spare, painted, laminated wood propeller should be fitted instead. Several spare parts for the Mc Culloch engine were included in the shipment. |
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