Editing Autogyro (section)

== Flight controls ==

[[File:Giros-2 Eger.jpg|thumb|[[Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-2 Smartflier]]]]

There are three primary flight controls: control stick, [[rudder|rudder pedals]], and [[throttle]]. Typically, the control stick is termed the ''cyclic'' and tilts the rotor in the desired direction to provide pitch and roll control (some autogyros do not tilt the rotor relative to the airframe, or only do so in one dimension, and have conventional control surfaces to vary the remaining degrees of freedom). The rudder pedals provide yaw control, and the throttle controls engine power.

Secondary flight controls include the rotor transmission clutch, also known as a pre-rotator, which when engaged drives the rotor to start it spinning before takeoff, and [[collective pitch]] to reduce blade pitch before driving the rotor. Collective pitch controls are not usually fitted to autogyros but can be found on the [[Air & Space 18A]], [[McCulloch J-2]] and the Westermayer Tragschrauber, and can provide near [[VTOL]] performance.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}<ref>{{Cite web |last = Gremminger |first = Greg |title = HIGH VELOCITY CURVE for GYROPLANES |url = http://www.magnigyro.com/features/HV%20Curve%20for%20Gyroplanes.pdf%7Ctitle=HEIGHT%5B%5D |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224602/http://www.magnigyro.com/features/HV%20Curve%20for%20Gyroplanes.pdf |archive-date = 17 December 2013 |access-date = 17 December 2013 |website = Magni Gyro }}</ref>