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==Land vertically?==
  
 
Hi, searching 'autogyro' has led me to find autogyros can't land vertically.  Could this be a mistake on Randall's part, or am I missing a joke here?
 
Hi, searching 'autogyro' has led me to find autogyros can't land vertically.  Could this be a mistake on Randall's part, or am I missing a joke here?
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Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm not the original commenter, but I had a [https://i.imgur.com/52JZlwf.png severe misunderstanding] of what "landing vertically" meant. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.26.71|172.68.26.71]] 13:54, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 
Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm not the original commenter, but I had a [https://i.imgur.com/52JZlwf.png severe misunderstanding] of what "landing vertically" meant. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.26.71|172.68.26.71]] 13:54, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 
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==Trivia==
;Cannot hover?
 
 
 
I would assume that autogyros ''can'' hover in some conditions (i.e. in a headwind). This is the same argument as the one for "Land Vertically?"; namely that it's the wind that matters. Is Randall wrong here or is this just an impractical edge case? Here is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU7uAEvV_PU YouTube video] [[User:Kosak2000|Kosak2000]] ([[User talk:Kosak2000|talk]]) 15:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 
 
 
:It can ''hover'' in the sense that any fixed wing airplane can hover - by having a fast enough headwind. I've "hovered" in a Piper Cub before - even flown backward! But that isn't the conventional use of "hover" by aircraft pilots.  Hover it meant to refer to purposeful powered flight over a stationary spot 'with no wind'. Such as a Helicopter can do. An autogyro cannot do this, as it must maintain forward movement (compared to the air) to maintain lift.  However, with some "trick piloting," you ''can'' vertically land an autogyro. You're not hovering because you're not holding your altitude, but if you come in with some forward speed and high-ish descent rate, you can flare a few feet above the ground to a horizontal stop, turning your formerly forward speed in to slowing the descent rate to an acceptable descent rate to land at. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.94|172.68.174.94]] 03:21, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
 
 
 
;Trivia
 
 
First successful flight of an autogyro was in 1923, so they have been around for close to 100 years. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 17:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 
First successful flight of an autogyro was in 1923, so they have been around for close to 100 years. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 17:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 
The 1981 movie ''Mad Max II'' prominently featured an autogyro as part of the action. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 17:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)  
 
The 1981 movie ''Mad Max II'' prominently featured an autogyro as part of the action. [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 17:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)  
 
Also James Bond 007 flew the autogyro 'Little Nellie' in " You Only Live Twice". Reputedly prompting a bit of an autogyro revival. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 17:46, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 
Also James Bond 007 flew the autogyro 'Little Nellie' in " You Only Live Twice". Reputedly prompting a bit of an autogyro revival. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 17:46, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 
There was also an autogyro in the 1980 adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Chronicles_(miniseries) The Martian Chronicles]"  --[[User:Mr. I|Mr. I]] ([[User talk:Mr. I|talk]]) 00:51, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 
  
 
First of all, I've converted section headings to bold labels - we should avoid them in discussion content. Secondly, my take on how to order the labels around the autogyro is down the left side, then across the top, and finally down the right side. I realize it's entirely up to the reader, but that order makes the most sense to me instead of clockwise - the text on the lower-right seems to be climactic in a strange Randell-esque way. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 18:15, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 
First of all, I've converted section headings to bold labels - we should avoid them in discussion content. Secondly, my take on how to order the labels around the autogyro is down the left side, then across the top, and finally down the right side. I realize it's entirely up to the reader, but that order makes the most sense to me instead of clockwise - the text on the lower-right seems to be climactic in a strange Randell-esque way. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 18:15, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
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"Powered parachute"? Sounds to me like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramotor this awesome thing]. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 08:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 
"Powered parachute"? Sounds to me like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramotor this awesome thing]. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 08:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
:It's actually [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraplane this similar awesome thing] and I've updated the main descriptions to link there. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 20:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 
 
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Re-converted section headings to bold labels in discussion content - please avoid re-adding them because they can interfere with auto-layout templates in the explainxkcd page system. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 17:04, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 
 
I feel like the "Not popular in the U.S., popular in Europe" should say "Self explanatory", then link to a page showing stats about popularity. (I can't find anything quickly, and am in a hurry right now). [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 07:19, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 
 
;Stack Exchange question
 
 
FYI: This xkcd was a subject on the Avionics Stack Exchange site: ''[https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/49894 Is this XKCD comic list about autogyro features accurate?]'' --[[User:PeterMortensen|PeterMortensen]] ([[User talk:PeterMortensen|talk]]) 12:46, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 

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