Wallis Autogyro
Hi !
My name is Y. Imai Gyro fans in Yokohama Japan.
About 20 - 25 years ago, I once sent a letter to Commander Ken Wallis asking about his Auto Gyro and I wanted to buy an information kit including price of gyro kit, parts and components and a set of complete plans. Surprizingly, he kindly returned a letter stating he was not selling any of those mentioned in my letter. I was so disappointed at his response.
Since I was a member of PRA(Popular Rotorcraft Association) , I came to know about Wallis Autogyro through PRA quarterly magazine. The design was so beautiful and even now I believe Wallis Autogyro is the most beatiful and looks so stable among many designs now available on commercial market . After several years later, I found another beautiful gyroplane named "Wombat" desinged and marketed by Chris Julian of England. Wombat looked very much like Wallis autogyro. So I sent a fax message to Chris asking for similar information I asked for to Commander Ken Wallis. This time I was quite welcomed by Chris and I got all the necesssary information from Chris. I was preparing to buy the kit at separated kit group one at a time. However, a few years later, I came to know Chris was killed by an accident which caused during toe-gliding flight of Bensen trainer gyro plane with his fried. I was very much disapponted again since there was no way to retrieve similar design autogyro to Wallis.
About 2 - 3 years ago, I happened to find out through internet that "Wombat" design has been succeeded by a man running a company titled as "Boris Aerial Photo" as "Dingbat". But Recently, I could not see web site of "Dingbat" anywhere on the internet. The man said he had no plan to sell its kit but only finished Dingbat and added he was looking for anyone who would buy all of toolings for a Dingbet. Do you know anything about Wombat or Dingbat ?Do you know whereabout of "Dingbat"? They look very much alike Wallis Autogyro. As long as Ken Wallis is not going to change his mind not to market his design, I would like to know whereabout of Dingbet.
The most ideal way is that Ken Wallis is going to change his mind to share his great gyro design with all of Wallis gyro fans in the world to market its plans and kits.
What do you think ?
Y. Imai