Altaya James Bond Collection – Wallis WA-116 Agile ‘Little Nellie’-Autogyro

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- sběratelský model autogyra Wallis WA-116 Agile 'Little Nellie' 1/43
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             Wallis WA-116 Agile

The Wallis WA-116 Agile is a British autogyro developed in the early 1960s by former Royal Air Force Wing Commander Ken Wallis. The aircraft was produced in a number of variants, one of which, nicknamed Little Nellie, was flown in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice.

WA-116 AgilePrototype autogyro powered by a Wallis-McCulloch 4318A engine.WA-116-TTwo-seat variant, one built.WA-117 VenomVariant powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-B engine.WA-118 MeteoriteVariant powered by a 120 hp (89 kW) Wallis-modified Meteor Alfa supercharged two-stroke engine.WA-119Variant powered by a 40 hp water-cooled 990 cc Hillman Imp engine.WA-121Streamlined variant for high-altitude research with a Wallis-McCulloch engine; a single WA-121 was built in 1972

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 3.38 m (11 ft)
• Rotor diameter: 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
• Height: ()
• Empty weight: 116 kg (255 lb)
• Loaded weight: 249 kg (550 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wallis-McCulloch 4318A piston engine, 54 KW (72 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 161 kmh (100 mph)
• Range: 209 km (130 miles)
• Endurance: 2 h 27 min
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft ()
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft in 56 s ()

58 lb fuel, power/wt 7.651b/hp