Help me ID this heli.

I just saw an odd helicoptor fly over. I got a pic of the second one that flew over a couple minutes later, but it's too far to make out what it is and I can't find anything on Google.

The rotors were higher than normal and it had a round bulbus tail. The legs seemed strangely long too.

I'd like to see more pics of this, so any help is appreaciated.

Sorry for the crappy pic, that's all I could get.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I believe that's a water dropping heli used to battle forest fires.

thats a gyrocopter

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Yup. Thankyou very much. Found a bunch of pics after searching gyrocoptor.

Pretty cool machine!

en.wikipedia.org...

If anyone is interested^^^^^^^

Teehee, I'm not the one to ask about helicopters *whistles innocently*

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It's definitely a light helicopter. Much too small for large ops like fighting fires.

Probably a gyro.


I'm a blackhawk crew chief so rotary wing is kind of my thing.

originally posted by: ValentineWiggin

Teehee, I'm not the one to ask about helicopters *whistles innocently*

Were you in East Peoria, Illinois over the weekend?

I saw that picture on the back of a truck. I know this is an older thread, but when I saw that decal I immediately thought of your post and had to bump an old thread.