A Colorado Air Crash

[Jericho941]

The appeal of the autogyro in the embedded image is made up entirely of the prospect of eventually meeting St Peter and saying "Honestly, what could Hell have to offer me by way of punishment that I haven't already suffered by being caught dead in this thing?"

[MarkD]

Something I just noticed, from the picture above. How do these things keep from spinning? Helicopters have a tail rotor for that purpose, what keeps the fuselage from following Newton and spinning in the opposite direction from the rotor? If I had to guess I'd think the rotor was very light weight, so the rudder could counteract the force of the spin (since I'm also assuming they can't hover like a helicopter).

[Captain Wheelgun]

Something I just noticed, from the picture above. How do these things keep from spinning? Helicopters have a tail rotor for that purpose, what keeps the fuselage from following Newton and spinning in the opposite direction from the rotor? If I had to guess I'd think the rotor was very light weight, so the rudder could counteract the force of the spin (since I'm also assuming they can't hover like a helicopter).

The rotor is not powered, so there is no torque to turn the fuselage.

[MarkD]

Something I just noticed, from the picture above. How do these things keep from spinning? Helicopters have a tail rotor for that purpose, what keeps the fuselage from following Newton and spinning in the opposite direction from the rotor? If I had to guess I'd think the rotor was very light weight, so the rudder could counteract the force of the spin (since I'm also assuming they can't hover like a helicopter).

The rotor is not powered, so there is no torque to turn the fuselage.

When I have some time to spare I have to look into how those things work.

From the ground.

And anyone who tries to get me INTO one will have to knock me out with a ball peen hammer first.

[SoupOrMan]

Yep, the rotor provides lift completely through autorotation.