Brock KB-2 explained
The KB-2 Freedom Machine is an autogyro designed by Ken Brock based on the designs of the Bensen B-8.[1] [2]
Design and development
Ken Brock was an early innovator in homebuilt gyrocopters starting with his first ride in 1957.[3] Brock set to work on building and marketing a series of homebuilt gyroplanes with the KB-1 and later the KB-2.[4]
Operational history
Ken Brock used his KB-2 design for years in airshow acts and completed several world records. In 1971 he completed the first coast-to-coast autogyro flight from Long Beach, California to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.[5]
Variants
- KB-2
Powered variant
- KB-2G
Variant with the same frame and rotor head as a KB-2. The "glider" is a two-seat gyroplane designed to be towed by car. The aircraft with the same frame and rotor assembly can be converted to a powered gyroplane.[6] Aircraft on display
A 1970 demonstrator KB-2 is in the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Notes and References
- Web site: Brock KB-2 Gyroplane. 29 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095750/http://museum.eaa.org/collection/aircraft/Brock%20KB-2%20Gyroplane.asp#TopOfPage. 19 July 2011. dead.
- Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 57. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- Book: Book of buffs, masters, mavens, and uncommon experts. registration. Henry Doering. 1980.
- Popular Science. Good Gyrations. November 1998.
- Popular Mechanics. Nov 1971.
- Popular Science. February 1982.