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ARC Resurrects
the Avian Pegasus Gyroplane
ARC will begin
Pegasus test flights in early 2024 at its facility in Cranfield, UK
ARC Aerosystems' Lynx P9 compound rotorcraft is based on the 1960s-era
Avian Pegasus gyroplane. (Image: ARC)
By PETER SHAW-SMITH • Contributor - Middle
East
November 15, 2023
ARC Aerosystems has announced the return of the
Avian Pegasus gyroplane, an aircraft developed in Canada during the 1960s that
remains the only FAA Part 27-certified gyroplane in the world. It features a
jump take-off and zero-roll landing capability and acts as a technology
demonstrator for the UK start-up's nine-seat Linx P9 compound rotorcraft.
The Linx P9 will incorporate the jump take-off
technology of the Pegasus, as well as a hybrid propulsion system and advanced
flight controls, offering a fast and efficient regional air transport
solution. The company is also developing a small P3 model and the
C-600 uncrewed cargo drone.
“ARC will also explore the potential of the
Pegasus as a retro solution to the modern problem of air taxis and urban air
mobility,” the company said. “The Pegasus offers serval advantages over
emerging electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, such as lower noise
and power consumption, higher safety, and lower maintenance costs. The Pegasus
is already certified and proven, unlike many eVTOL concepts that are
still in the experimental stage.”
ARC will begin Pegasus test flights in early 2024
at its facility in Cranfield, UK. It has designated Chris Taylor, a qualified
and widely experienced test pilot with over 400 different aircraft types in his
portfolio, to conduct the flights.
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