Brock KB-2

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TypeAutogyro
National originUnited States of America
ManufacturerKen Brock Manufacturing
Designer
Brock KB-2 Freedom Machine
Ken Brock at Oshkosh 2001
General information
TypeAutogyro
National originUnited States of America
ManufacturerKen Brock Manufacturing
Designer
History
First flight1970
Developed fromBrock KB-1 Gyroplane

The KB-2 Freedom Machine is an autogyro designed by Ken Brock based on the designs of the Bensen B-8.[1][2]

Ken Brock was an early innovator in homebuilt gyrocopters starting with his first ride in 1957.[3] Brock set to work on building and marketing a series of homebuilt gyroplanes with the KB-1 and later the KB-2.[4]

Operational history

Ken Brock used his KB-2 design for years in airshow acts and completed several world records. In 1971 he completed the first coast-to-coast autogyro flight from Long Beach, California to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.[5]

Variants

KB-2
Powered variant
KB-2G
Variant with the same frame and rotor head as a KB-2. The "glider" is a two-seat gyroplane designed to be towed by car. The aircraft with the same frame and rotor assembly can be converted to a powered gyroplane.[6]

Aircraft on display

A 1970 demonstrator KB-2 is in the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Specifications (KB-2)

See also

References

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