Groen ShadowHawk explained

The Groen ShadowHawk was a proposed American autogyro that was under development in the mid-2010s by Groen Aeronautics of Midvale, Utah for the surveillance role. The aircraft was intended to be supplied complete and ready-to-fly.^[1]

Active in 2015, by November 2017 the project's webpage had been taken down and development has probably ended.^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

The ShadowHawk was based upon the earlier Groen Hawk 4 and its successful employment in the surveillance role at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.^[1]

The design was to feature a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a bubble canopy, tricycle landing gear, plus dual tail casters and pusher configuration engine. The design includes a two-bladed rotor and a four-bladed pusher propeller.^[1]

See also

• List of rotorcraft

External links

• Artist's conception of the ShadowHawk

Notes and References

1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 194. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
2. Web site: ShadowHawk - 404. 15 November 2017. . skyworks-global.com. 2017.