He returned to his work on the gyroplane in 1935. The Fairey Rotodyne was a large hybrid rotorcraft, known as a compound gyroplane or Gyrodyne. The runway is also used for flying by Pocklington Gyroplane School. It was the first jet-powered gyroplane. The Gyroplane prototype first flew in Spring 1960. The Gyroplane had a fixed tricycle undercarriage. The gyroplane pilot permit allows the holder to fly a gyroplane. The PAL-V Liberty is a combination of a car and an autogiro, or gyroplane. A gyroplane is both fixed-wing and rotary wing. The gyroplane principle convinced them for a number of good reasons. The Avian 2/180 Gyroplane was a two-seat, single-engine autogyro built in Canada in the 1960s. In 2009, two Xenon Gyroplane autogyros were purchased for use by police and security forces. Gyroplane rotor blades are made from other materials such as aluminium and GRP-based composite.