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Pegasus Rotorcraft Ltd. is dedicated to taking
the Pegasus Mk III Gyroplane into production. Designed as a VTOL aircraft,
the Mk III is the result of years of engineering and development. This
effort and investment resulted in the production of five separate prototype
designs and involved over 2,500 hours of test flights leading to the development
of the sixth and final prototype. This aircraft was Type Certified by
the Ministry of Transport, Canada. During this process it was recognized
by the developers that it was extremely important to the project that
the aircraft be Type Certified in the United States. They applied for
US Certification and after four more years of rigorous engineering and
testing the US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Agency issued
FAA Type Certification for the MkIII. A brief explanation is in order for those not familiar with the significance of FAA Type Certification. The Type Certificate signifies that the Federal Aviation Agency certifies that the development of this particular aircraft has followed all of the procedures and met all of the requirements as set forth in the Federal Aviation Regulations and that the resulting certified aircraft can be reproduced by the owner of that certificate or his assigns, under conditions following FAA quality assurance procedures. Such aircraft will carry the Type Certification as originally granted to the original aircraft.
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A no
roll takeoff is more of a normal event and is achieved by pre-rotating the rotor.
This stores energy in the weight of the rotors, much like a flywheel on a car.
The inertia is then converted to lift after releasing the clutch and pulling
the collective, allowing for a near vertical departure, without concern for
torque.
The
Mk III is shown flying in a demo movie with the Canadian colors and Canadian
registration number. This movie was taken during the certification process
using a combination of hand held 8mm and 16mm cameras
The mpeg movie “Demo in the Park”
Pegasus Rotorcraft
Ltd. A Nevada Corporation
USA
Contact: Joe Reinhard
"The Millennium and Beyond"