I just took another look at the stills. The engine pics show the engine horizonatal with a prop attached. The craft pics show the engine mounted at 90 degrees, so the shaft vertical, running the rotors, with no prop present.
The article mentions no swash plate. If it has no collective pitch either, then there's no auto-rotation landing capability if the engine quits. Maybe they come equipped with a ballistic parachute.
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I just took another look at the stills. The engine pics show the engine horizonatal with a prop attached. The craft pics show the engine mounted at 90 degrees, so the shaft vertical, running the rotors, with no prop present.
The video clearly shows a vertical take off and, later, a hover. It's not like any autogyro I've ever seen then.
The article mentions no swash plate. If it has no collective pitch either, then there's no auto-rotation landing capability if the engine quits. Maybe they come equipped with a ballistic parachute.