Groen ShadowHawk
{{Short description|Cancelled American gyroplane}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
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The Groen ShadowHawk was a proposed American autogyro that was under development in the mid-2010s by Groen Aeronautics of Midvale, Utah for the surveillance role. The aircraft was intended to be supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 194. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Active in 2015, by November 2017 the project's webpage had been taken down and development has probably ended.{{cite web|url = https://skyworks-global.com/aircraft/light-gyroplanes/shadowhawk/|title = ShadowHawk - 404|accessdate = 15 November 2017|author=Skyworks Global |work = skyworks-global.com|year = 2017}}
Design and development
The ShadowHawk was based upon the earlier Groen Hawk 4 and its successful employment in the surveillance role at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
The design was to feature a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a bubble canopy, tricycle landing gear, plus dual tail casters and pusher configuration engine. The design includes a two-bladed rotor and a four-bladed pusher propeller.
Specifications (ShadowHawk)
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://us.all.biz/img/us/catalog/33483.jpeg Artist's conception of the ShadowHawk]
Category:Abandoned civil aircraft projects of the United States