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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. McCulloch J-2 Aero Super Gyroplane - GPN-2000-001904: NASA· Public domain
- 2. McCulloch J-2 G-AZWZ SYW 08.07.73 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 3. McCulloch J-2 Aero Super Gyroplane (9467664882): NASA on The Commons· No restrictions
- 4. McCulloch J-2 ‘G-ORVB’: HawkeyeUK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. N4309G McCulloch J-2 Autogyro (8738140963): Aeroprints.com· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The McCulloch J-2 was a small, two-seat autogyro with an enclosed cabin, one of only three designs of this type of aircraft to receive a type certificate in the United States. It was built by McCulloch Aircraft Corporation.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 7.9 m main rotor
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 64 years ago, in 1962.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1962-06
- number built
- 83
- role
- civil utility autogyro
- engines
- 1× Lycoming O-360-A2D
- length
- 4.8 m
- rotor diameter
- 7.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 725 kg
- top speed
- 171 km/h
- range
- 320 km
- ceiling
- 2,440 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4043855, Wikipedia: McCulloch J-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.