The invention provides an unmanned-gyroplane system used for automatic inspection of bridges and tunnels and a navigation method, belonging to the field of automatic detection of bridge and tunnel diseases. According to the invention, aimed at the characteristics of bridge and tunnel areas, the unmanned gyroplane inspection system which realizes autonomous navigation in virtue of GPS, laser radar and IMU is designed; and the system realizes autonomous inspection of an open bridge area by using a GPS navigation system and autonomous inspection of a closed tunnel area by using a laser radar navigation system, dodging of bridges, tunnels and motor vehicles via an automatic evadible system, and shooting of images of key areas, wherein the images are sent back to a ground station, and thematic pictures of diseases of bridge and tunnels are generated by the ground station and provided to related personnel for use. The unmanned-gyroplane system provided by the invention has the characteristics of mobility and flexibility in the process of inspection and has the advantages of a wide inspection coverage area, unblocking of traffic, real-time returning of live shots, etc.