With an exposed engine in back and an open cockpit up front, a gyroplane sold by Texas Auto Gyro & Light Sport looks something like a helicopter on a diet. "I'd heard stories about these planes during ...

Popularity of gyroplanes has increased long before Wednesday's landing of one on the U.S. Captiol lawn.Mobile users tap here to watch videoThe people at Auto-Gyro USA said gyroplanes, which is what ...

January 6, 2008 Simple to build, easy to fly, faster than helicopters and arguably safer than anything else in the sky: gyroplanes are a long-overlooked segment of the personal aviation industry, but ...

Tuesday's fatal gyroplane crash in Highlands County has raised questions about the aircraft at the center of the tragedy. The aircraft goes by several other names: a gyrocopter, an autogyro or a ...

At the Aero show, which is held every April in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and is the biggest event in Europe for sport-aviation enthusiasts, you can’t turn around without bumping into a gyroplane—an ...

AUSTIN — Gyroplanes are open cockpit aircrafts with a top and rear propellor and they're becoming a hit in Austin. "When I'm in an aircraft, I feel confident, I feel confident in the technology. I can ...

Update: See bottom for explanation of why this story was too good to be true! Update II: See here for a company that apparently has gotten much closer. Mercury News colleague Nicole Wong has a notable ...