Jefferson Jyrodyne™ News!

Here you can find construction updates on the full-sized prototype of the Jefferson Jyrodyne™ as well as other aviation news.

The following are excerpts from the most recent Jefferson Jyrodyne™ newsletter, which can be found in the downloads section.

Fourth Wing
Construction on the fourth and last wing has started, with the flap currently being built first. Like the first one, this one is all carbon.


Canard
The X-Plane testing has doubled the span of the canard. Since this will contain fuel tanks, it has been left to last to work on.


T-Tail Construction
The last three shorter sections of the T tail will be done after the last wing is completed.


Bell Mouth Progress
The bell mouth assembly continues to require lots of work. The eight upper curved sections are being mated to the graphite ring truss with aluminum columns.  These will help turn the bell mouth into more like a full torus.


Drive Train Assembly
Assembly of the drive train has continued slowly at the hangar. The main drive train truss has been mated to the tractor propeller assembly. Fitting and bracket development has been tedious.


Rotor
Some tools have been acquired to cut the center hole in the rotor to mate to the 90 degree angle gearbox, but the two have not been mated yet