DLR operates the AutoGyro Cavalon D-MGTD to research the flight dynamics of gyrocopters. A gyrocopter uses the airstream to rotate its rotor blades and thereby generate lift. In contrast to ...

No one else was in the helicopter. The FAA identified the vehicle as a Cavalon gyroplane and said it crashed near French Valley Airport. The agency is investigating the incident. Luis Zuniga ...

Firefighters and deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department rushed to the location and found the aircraft, a Cavalon gyroplane, in open land. They said that the helicopter suffered ...