James Bond Autogyro

Autogyro pilot ken wallis 95 the man who flew little nellie in the james bond film you only live twice plans to attempt a new world speed record.

James bond autogyro. James bond calls from japan and asks for little nellie to join him there and her uncle to accompany her if available. 5 0 out of 5 stars the james bond autogyro by corgi is beautiful. Still sealed in original packaging though slightly discoloured and worn the box is the original design from 1967.

This is one of the best die cast models from corgi of a vehicle featured in a james bond movie. James bond little nellie autogyro model kit made by airfix. Bond is asking for your expertise in assembling an autogyro from a cased kit to help agent 007 defeat a slew of bad guy helicopters.

In the film it was shipped by q in four suitcases and assembled before use. An autogyro from greek αὐτός and γύρος self turning also known as a gyroplane or gyrocopter is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift forward thrust is provided independently by an engine driven propeller while similar to a helicopter rotor in appearance the autogyro s rotor must have air flowing across the rotor disc to. 1 overview 2 james bond s autogyro 3.

This model of it from corgi is just fantastic. Little nellie was based on a modified wallis wa 116 agile a british autogyro developed in the early 1960s by former royal air force wing commander ken wallis. The autogyro featured in you only live twice was a real eye opener and quite memorable.

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. James bond stuntman s autogyro for sale. Image caption wing cdr ken wallis son is selling the autogyro given to him by his father who died last year aged 97.

James bond s little nellie autogyro on display at sywell. Wing commander ken wallis from ely cambridgeshire designed built and flew the gyrocopter known as little nellie in the 1967 james bond film you only live twice.