American Gyro AG-4 Crusader

This model of the American Gyro company Crusader AG-4 was built in 1964 from these plans shown here,as a young lad the airplane intrigued me and I just had to build a model of her,despite desperate attempts the model did not fly too well tending to wander around the sky,the problem lies in the vertical surfaces which need enlarging for extra stability.

The cockpit is made from ordinary cellophane and this view shows the cute little cabin,a larger version of this model is planned,this time for twin electric power.

Even the rear view shows the unique lines of this super little design to good advantage,they called her the 'Art Deco' airplane and you can certainly see why.

If you build one then dont forget to make opposite handed propellers to eliminate the torque effect of twin motors,these are not the original props shown here.

Example of 1930's tin toy model of the Crusader AG-4,you have to admit this machine has real class.