The Shelton American Gyro Crusader is perhaps a plane that will appeal to many, with its retro-futuristic look and curvaceous, graceful lines that whisper in your ear “streamlining” and “teardrop”. To anyone familiar with the Bauhaus school of design it wouldn’t be a surprise if this one would have come up from their workshops, but it didn’t. It is actually an American design –many of you already knew it- that had the misfortune of seeing the light of day in the post-depression hard years. Nevertheless the only machine attracted a lot of publicity and the attention of the general public and some remarkable personalities, Amelia Earhart among them. The model required some somewhat complex engineering, and consumed some time and effort, but the shape of this beauty on the shelf pays it all.
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