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The Bensen B-7 was a small rotor kite developed by Igor Bensen in the United States in the 1950s and marketed for home building. It was a refined to be a slightly larger version of the B-6 replacing the skids with a tricycle undercarriage and adding a single large fin to the rear of the aircraft.The B-7 was first towed aloft on 17 June 1955 and on 6 December that year Bensen flew a motorized version designated the B-7M a fully autonomous autogyro.