Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo

In some references the aircraft is referred to by the designation GA-400R-1. The designation GA-400R is used as per the source and it is also the designation used by the FAA for the associated registration number N62N. This was the first prototype of three.

Source: "Letters to the Editor of Vertiflite", Bob Pegg, VERTIFLITE Fall 2005, Page 4

Overview

Data on design, manufacture and status

Design authority: Goodyear Aircraft Corporation

Primary manufacturer: Goodyear Aircraft Corporation

Parent type: No type defined

Aircraft status: No longer flying

Configuration

Primary flight and mechanical characteristics

VTOL type: Helicopter

Lift devices: 1 Single main rotor

Dedicated control device: 1 Tail rotor

Crew required: 1 in Single seater arrangement

Landing gear: Skids

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Aircraft Details

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References

References and sources used

Helicopters From "A to Z" | Part II
Ralph P. Alex
AHS Newsletter - November, 1961, November 1961 (page 7)
Periodical

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