- An
autogyro (from Gr**** αὐτός and γύρος, "self-turning"), or gyroplane, is a
class of
rotorcraft that uses an
unpowered rotor in free
autorotation to develop...
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called Autogiro, a single-rotor type of
aircraft that came to be
called autogyro in the
English language. In 1923,
after four
years of experimentation,...
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Australian Autogyro Company was an
Australian aircraft manufacturer founded by Ted
Minty in Turramurra, New
South Wales to
market the
Skyhook autogyro of his...
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provide lift
throughout the
entire flight, such as helicopters, gyroplanes,
autogyros, and
gyrodynes Compound rotorcraft augment the
rotor with
additional thrust...
- S T U V W X Y Z This is a list of rotorcraft,
including helicopters,
autogyros,
rotor kites and convertiplanes. A-B
Helicopters A/W 95 Aero HC-2 Heli...
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before retiring in 1964. He
later became one of the
leading exponents of
autogyros and
earned 34
world records,
still holding eight of them at the time of...
- The
Wallis WA-116
Agile is a
British autogyro developed in the
early 1960s by
former Royal Air
Force Wing
Commander Ken Wallis. The
aircraft was produced...
- The
Autogyro Cavalon is a
German autogyro,
designed and
produced by
AutoGyro GmbH of Hildesheim. It was
introduced at the 2011 Aero show in Friedrichshafen...
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During forward flight the
rotor is
unpowered and free-spinning, like an
autogyro (but
unlike a
compound helicopter), and lift is
provided by a combination...
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Cierva was
making with
autogyros in Madrid.
Miller wrote to him, and
received two
letters in return,
explaining how
autogyros work. In 1929
Cierva had...
