China's Attack Gyrocopter is Worse Than You Think

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China’s military has a brand new toy, and it’s literally straight out of a James Bond movie. It’s called the Hunting Eagle Strike Gyrocopter. Gyrocopters have been used by military and police forces in the past mostly in reconnaissance and surveillance missions, but in 2022, China released footage on a state run CCTV channel showing the Hunting Eagle equipped with 4 anti-tank guided missiles and a sensor system to guide these missiles. This is brand new, and it has a lot of military experts scratching their heads. Why is China seemingly using these gyrocopters in their otherwise modern People’s Liberation Army? What are the pros and cons of using gyrocopters on the battlefield? And finally, what is a gyrocopter and where did it come from?

Written by: Chris Cappy and Josh Simpson
Edited by: Savvy Studios

The Hunting Eagle Strike Gyrocopter is made by the Shaanxi BaoJi Special Vehicle Manufacturing Company. The company began work on the vehicle in 2014 and some photos of the aircraft came out as early as 2016, but the public didn’t get a look at the Hunting Eagle until 2019 when they were showcased in a military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. What makes the Hunting Eagle a gyrocopter as opposed to a helicopter is that the rotor blades on top of the aircraft are not actually powered by an engine. The unpowered rotor uses air flowing upward across it to make it rotate.

The Hunting Eagle’s forward thrust comes from a propeller powered by a Rotax 914 four-cylinder, 115 horsepower engine fixed to the back of the aircraft in a “pusher configuration”. The Hunting Eagle’s max speed is around 99 miles per hour, and its average cruising speed is between 62-75 miles per hour. The aircraft comes in different configurations that can carry 1,2 or 3 passengers.

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