Wombat Gyrocopters
| Company type | Kit aircraft |
|---|
Wombat Gyrocopters was a British
aircraft manufacturer based in St Columb, Cornwall and founded in 1991 by Chris Julian. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of autogyros in the form kits for amateur construction.[1]
Julian was known as a
After Julian's death the rights to the Wombat design passed in July 2000 to former helicopter pilot Mark Harrisson. Harrisson had intended to put the aircraft back into production, but this plan was not completed. In 2013 he donated the prototype to
The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, where it arrived on 9 July 2013 and remains on display in the autogyro section of the museum.[2][3][4]
A total of four Wombats were registered in the United Kingdom with the CAA. All later had their registrations cancelled by the CAA.[5]
Aircraft
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wombat Gyrocopters Wombat | 1991 | at least 4 | Single seat autogyro |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
- ^ a b "Julian Wombat Arrival". hmfriends.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "The Helicopter Museum to receive Wombat gyrocopter - Vertical Magazine - The Pulse of the Helicopter Industry". verticalmag.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Wombat for Helicopter Museum". rotor.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ CAA (6 April 2015). "GINFO Search Results Summary". Retrieved 6 April 2015.