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Thank you for taking the time and interest to view our website. We here at KPD wish you find information of interest to you. We would like to welcome you back from time to time to enjoy new and exciting information. Our basic interest here at KPD are people, trucks and airplanes. At KPD, development is what we do. We have asked ourselves, if development is so valuable, what development would be the most valuable of all. The answer, "balanced lives" consisting of compassionate hearts, creative minds, human spirit, personal will, personal pride, confident souls within strong bodies. Because, people with balanced lives are happier and healthier. That is the incentive to build the Winners Music Association of encouragemental music. Although we enjoy task like welding, design, and physical creation also. 2008/05/15 - Blomfield - Mentone Airplanes and Gyrocopters The following photos are from recent air shows that I have attended.  This CH 701 belongs to Mike Combs. Mike built this aircraft from plans. This was a seven year adventure for him. I stood around admiring it long enough that Mike invited me for a ride. Of course, each ride in an experimental aircraft must be advised as such. Subaru powers this aircraft with VFR privileges. Mike taught me the concepts of lift coefficient that provided valuable information in the creation of a variable lift wing, we call the KingWing.  A full view of the CH701  This is one of the imported airplanes that was sold by Rob Rollison. Due to the market value changes it became difficult to sell these in the US. Rob now sells EuroFox and can be contacted at www.eurofox-usa.com for all your EuroFox questions and needs. Rob can also provide you with strobe lights from Skybright and other flying gear at www.airplanegear.com  Mike Wonders hangar and an EAA meeting of pilots. Just friendly folks sharing the adventure of flying. Mike operates an A&P repair shop called Green County Aero in Bloomfield Indiana. Mike can be contacted at 812-384-6039. Mentone Indiana  This is a gyroplane with a tractor type propeller  American Auto Gyro Gyrocopter More information can be found about this at http://www.americanautogyro.com . This machine is very impressive as per construction and design. br>   This Gyrocopter is built with a Rotorway cabin  another view  This is the Safari helicopter by Canadian Home Rotors. More information can be found at http://www.acehelicopter.com  Another Safari  Gyrocopter I did not get to speak with the owner of this aircraft  Take a friend along, the tandem style provides less wind resistance and drag.   A turbine powered Helicopter  Gyrocopter  Powered by a Subaru auto engine  Side view of this gyrocopter  Inside view of the panel of the American Auto Gyro  Controls of the AAI  Safari from Canadian Home Rotors  Tractor type gyro  another view  Side view  another tractor type gyro  single passenger gyro  Tandem gyro  another view  patriotic colors on a gyro   Look at the twin tails on this gyro  Can't tell if this is an AAI or an RAF gyro  Side view  Turbine helicopter in flight  Unusual, yes, Regrettable, I did not get to meet the owner of this aircraft.  This machine could apply negative pitch to the rotors and push toward the ground during preflight and then bounce up in the air quickly.  Beautiful piece of work  Single passenger ultralight at Paoli Indiana  Side view of the ultralight ---------------- |