The GyroBee was designed by Ralph Taggart of the Michigan State University and made available as free documentation to interested builders, and in due course was produced in kit form by Star Bee Gyro of Worcester, Massachusetts for amateur builders.

Following the introduction in the United Sates of US FAR 103 regulations for Ultralight Vehicles, a number of companies produced ultra-light aircraft to the market which complied with these regulations, one of these being the Pitbull gyrocopter.

The Skyhook was a homebuilt gyrocopter designed and built by Ted Minty of Turramurra, NSW in the 1970s, the prototype flying for the first time on 1 January 1878.

The McCandless M-4 Gyroplane was a British single-seater ultra-light autogyro first flown in 1961 and was initially powered by a Triumph motor-cycle engine, this later being replaced by a Norton motor-cycle engine but this was also found not to be suitable for installation in such a machine and was abandoned

Australian Autogiro was founded by Edward Minty of Turramurra, NSW and he built a series of gyrocopters which were supplied to purchasers in either kit form or as a complete aircraft.