Sorry, correction:
Used to provide a staticish point for radar calibration.

;)

Btw. I'd assume that 2/3rds of my predictions are off (and probably won't be in the first product). However...

Autogyro is an helicopter wannabe.

Also,I hope Oleg add in later versions the R-4 for Pacific,Kayaba Autogyro,Flettner 222,Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache...

You are wrong, there was one for CFS3. You can still download it from sites like sim outhouse.

I really hope Oleg & Co finds references to make the Do-17 flyable at some point, if not for the initial release. The plane was used in some terrain-hugging low attacks which must have been bloody hairy and something this sim should be well suited to.

i would calm down about a flyable Do17.......................
axis will already get 3 flyable twoengined bombers , He111, Ju88 and Br20.
at least thats the last "knowledge".

and in august 1940 , of 32 groups of bombers in france 8 of them had Do17 - the rest was 14 He111 & 10 Ju88

I,II,III/KG 1 He111
I,II,III/KG 2 Do17
I,II,III/KG 3 Do17
I,II/KG 4 He111
III/KG 4 Ju88
I,II,III/KG 27 He111
I,II,III/KG 51 Ju88
I,II,III/KG 53 He111
I,II/KG 54 Ju88
I,II,III/KG 55 He111
I/KG 76 Do17
II/KG 76 Ju88
III/KG 76 Do17
I,II,III/LG 1 Ju88

plus
I/KG 40 Fw200
KGr 100 He111 (Pathfinderr)
KGr 126 He111 (Minelayers)
KGr 806 Ju88

No, it's not. Completely different design.

A helicopter uses a propelled rotor to push air down to generate lift and thrust.

An Autogyro has a propeller that moves the aircraft forward, while the comparably slowly rotating "rotor" acts as a rotating wing and provides lift by air resistance.

You can notice the difference in the axis of the rotor in forward flight:
A helicopter has the rotor tilted forward to provide lift and forward thrust.
The autogyros rotor is tilted aft to provide more air resistance against the airstream to generate lift.

@ Friendly_flyer:
I doubt limited material is the primary problem.

Wasn't Oleg saying something about lack of cockpit references?

ELICOPTER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7Pr...yer_embedded#!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...03-Cosford.jpg

Doesn't say it's the only problem ;)

this is the first super little elicopter in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAInGCaTDRU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KJHc...eature=related