The Wallis WA-120 is an experimental
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autogyro developed by
Ken Wallis
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis (26 April 1916 – 1 September 2013) was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions over Germany; after the war ...
.
Design and development
Following on from his family of single-seat
autogyros
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), also known as a ''gyroplane'', is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. Whi ...
former Royal Air Force aviator Wing Commander
Ken Wallis
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis (26 April 1916 – 1 September 2013) was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions over Germany; after the war ...
developed a high-performance long-range variant with an enclosed cockpit. The WA-120,
registered ''G-AYVO'', was first flown on 13 June 1971.
The autogyro is powered by a
Rolls-Royce Continental O-240-A piston engine driving a four-bladed pusher propeller.
Specification
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1970s British civil utility aircraft
Single-engined pusher autogyros
Aircraft first flown in 1971