Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (GBA)
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The C-130 Gyrodyne is in response to a Department of Defense study contract awarded in 2002 to
examine different concepts for meeting the army's need for an Advanced Manoeuvre Transport (AMT). The AMT requirement is to lift a 9,100kg (20,000lb) payload at 300kt (555km/h) over a minimum 925km (500nm) range. The Gyrodyne would retain the baseline C-130 fuselage and wing, but with a new empennage with four vertical stabilisers, a rotor head and five composite blades with advanced aerodynamic tips. The rotor would be driven by blade tip combustion air. Groen claims the concept of converting an existing aircraft design has already been proven using a Cessna Skymaster equipped with a rotor system from the company's Hawk 4 gyroplane and will be extended next to an Antonov An-28. |
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Sources:
- www.groenbros.com 30.3.2003.
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