The Little Wing Autogyro is a series of conventional one and two place autogyros with a tractor engine layout using modern engines and produced by Little Wing Autogyros, Inc. of Mayflower, Arkansas.Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page F-5. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 57. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 206. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XBayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 182. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Development Ron Herron was concerned about the problem of pushover fatalities in pusher gyrocopters. He set to develop a tractor layout gyrocopter that also met the FAA rules for ultralight aircraft. A Prototype LW-1 powered by a Continental O-200 engine was soon followed on by the LW-2. The design was influenced by Juan de la Cierva's autogyros.

Operational history Andy Keech set 29 world records in an LW-5 Autogyro. 1 2 1+2 "FAI Record ID #13113 - Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload " Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 12 September 2014."FAI Record ID #13115 - Speed over a closed circuit of 1000 km without payload " Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 12 September 2014."FAI Record ID #13111 - Speed over a closed circuit without landing " Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 12 September 2014."FAI Record ID #9597 - Autogyro, altitude" Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 28 November 2013."FAI Record ID #14695 - Autogyro, distance without landing" Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 28 November 2013.

Variants LW-1 Original proof of concept prototype LW-2 Single place autogyro designed to weigh less than to meet US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles regulations LW-3 A covered version LW-4 A two place long frame version LW-5 A two place short frame version Roto-Pup Ultralight version based on the Preceptor Ultra Pup airframe.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 326. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.

Aircraft on display Little Wing LW-5, EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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