Layzell Cricket

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General information
TypeRecreational autogyro
Manufacturer Campbell Aircraft
Cricket Gyroplanes
Layzell Gyroplanes
Designer
Peter Lovegrove
Number built43
History
First flightNovember 1969

The Layzell Cricket is a single-seat autogyro produced in the United Kingdom for homebuilding, although it was first produced in the early 1970s fully factory-built. It was a typically minimalist design, featuring a pilot's seat semi-enclosed within a fairing, and a pusher engine and large tailfin located aft of the rotor mast. Forty-three of the original Crickets were built by Campbell Aircraft, with the type enjoying a brief revival in 2001 when it was marketed in kit form by Mike Concannon of Cricket Gyroplanes, before reaching production again in 2005 by Layzell Gyroplanes as the Mk.6.

Contents

The type remained in production by Layzell through 2011, although by July 2012 the company website had been removed from the internet. [1] [2]

Specifications (Mk.6)

Data from Taylor and Bayerl [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 182. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ↑ Layzell Gyroplanes (n.d.). "Gyro Kits". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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