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Cierva C.19 IV Autogiro
Unknown, 1935, Lantern slide
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Cierva C.19 IV Autogiro
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34711
Title
Cierva C.19 IV Autogiro
Description
An aircraft from the Flying Circus. The rotating blade meant there was no need for wings. Aircraft didn't hover but moved forwards.
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Unknown
Date
1935
Size
8.2 x 8.2 cm
Type
Lantern slide
The Cierva C.19 was a 1930s British two-seat autogyro, designed by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva. It was built by Avro as the Avro Type 620. It proved to be the most successful and widely produced of the early de la Cierva designs.
Juan de la Cierva wanted to create a low stalling speed aircraft which could operate from very short runways. The top rotor differs from a helicopter as it is not connected to the engine but is self rotating to provide lift and turns in the airflow generated by the normal propellor driven forward motion of the aircraft. The model C4 made an officially observed circular flight of 2.5 miles at Madrid in January 1923.
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