Bensen helicopters

Bensen "Midget" 1953 This miniature single-seater helicopter, designed as a private venture mainly for use in the United ... read more ... Bensen's current range of do-it-yourself helicopters and autogyros stem from the B-5 Gyro-Glider of 1954 ... read more ... Bensen B-6 / B-8 "Gyro-Glider" 1954 Bensen B-8M 1955 Powered autogyro versions of the auto-kites have been developed simultaneously, the first of these being ... read more ... The Gyro-Boat is a further variant of the Gyro-Glider, in which the basic free-turning rotor ... read more ... Bensen B-8B Gyro-Boat 1956 Bensen B-8 Gyro-Glider 1956 The Gyro-Glider is a simple unpowered rotor-kite which can be towed behind even a small ... read more ... A light-weight single-seater with a 60 or 70hp Mercury engine and twin 2-blade coaxial rotors ... read more ... Bensen B-9 "Little Zipster" 1957 Bensen B-10 1958 The B-10 Prop-Copter VTOL aircraft was flown in prototype form (N56U) on 6 August 1958 ... read more ... Manned, somewhat precariously, research vehicle for possible agricultural operations. Aluminum framework with 10 McCulloch M75 ... read more ... Bensen B-12 "Sky-Way" 1961 Bensen B-8MH "Hover-Gyro" 1976 Demonstrated in public for the first time in 1976, this is described as a 'Hovering ... read more ... B-8M modification with two engines installed to spin up the rotor prior to take-off ... read more ... Bensen B-8 "Super Bug" 1977 Bensen B-8HD 1979 This 1979 Gyro-Copter is based on the Super Bug design. It uses hydraulic drive to ... read more ...