Links

Below you will find links grouped according to subject title, such as Autogyros, Gliders, etc. Please scroll down to see your subject of interest.

AUTOGYROS: MODEL

A RADIO CONTROLLED VACATION
If you find yourself suffering from R/C withdrawals while on vacation, you need to book your next one at the R/C Hotel on beautiful Corfu Island, Greece. They've got everything you need to get your R/C fix, including an impressive hangar of planes, helis, and even autogyros!

AUTOGYRO FAQ ON RC GROUPS
Mickey Nowell started this FAQ post in the AutoGyros forum on RC Groups. It’s a great resource for newbies and even those who’ve been around for a while.

LA HELI’S CIERVA C30 AUTOGYRO
LA Heli makes a Cierva C30 autogyro. Wow! Looks way cool. (Tip: Our 1 ½” x 18” RotorBlade Airfoils can be fitted for this autogyro.)

RUBBER-POWERED AUTOGYRO MODEL
Here is David Templeton’s website discussing his experiments with a rubber-powered model autogyro.

SPORT AND SCALE AUTOGYRO KITS
The Autogyro Company of Arizona produces some fine kits and ARF’s.

AUTOGYROS: FULL SIZE

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE
Back in April of 2003 an Autogiro conference was held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Several Autogiro authorities spoke, including the nephew of Juan de la Cierva, who compared the lives of his father and Harold Pitcairn.

AEROFILES
If you like browsing through photos and information about old Autogyros (or just about any aircraft). They've done a great job with their collection of aircraft photos, including some rare photos of Pitcairn and Kellett Autogiros.

GYROGLIDERS

ROTACHUTE
The Rotachute was developed to deploy troops behind enemy lines, this gyroglider was to be towed by an airplane and then released.

HANG TEN, DUDE!
How about an Autogiro hang glider!!!

FA330 GYROGLIDER
Here is a great piece of history on the FA330 Gyroglider and the FA61 helicopter. Scroll to the bottom to see a flight video of the FA330 being assembled and launched and towed from a German submarine. See more pics here.

KEN WALLIS
And what would a collection of autogyro links be without one for the legendary Sir Wallis?

ROTABUGGY
Here’s information about a flying Jeep that was developed by Raoul Hafner.

BOOKS & FORUMS

FROM AUTOGIRO TO GYROPLANE
Here's a link to a great book written by Bruce Charnov that was published on 7/30/2003. In his book entitled From Autogiro to Gyroplane by the Greenwood Press, Charnov lays out the history of Autogiros from their creation in Spain through the 400mph Carter Copter.

THE WINDMILL PLANE
A great book on the subject: Autogiro: The Story of "the Windmill Plane" (ISBN: 0816829004), Townson, George, 1985. I have this book and it’s a good one. There might be copies for sale via the link above.

TECHNIAL PAPER ON THE AUTOGIRO
Here’s a paper by J. Gordon Leishman that details the technical development of the Autogiro.

SPANISH SITE FOR GYROCOPTER INFO
An extremely amazing video is found at the bottom of this webpage that shows the flexing that a rotor blade does during typical flight on a full size autogyro.

AIRFOIL/AERODYNAMICS INFO
An extremely informative website authored by Ilan Kroo, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University.

PHOTOS

THE CIERVA C-6
Here's a great pic of one of Cierva's early Autogiros.

ROTORCRAFT PICS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Includes an extensive list of Autogiros. Just scroll to find the name of the Autogiro of interest.

AMELIA EARHART
Very nice webpage on Amelia Earhart’s Beechnut Autogiro and other items of history.

AMELIA'S BEECHNUT
Misc. on Autogiro (includes hyper text link to close-up of Amelia's Beechnut).

PITCAIRN PCA-2
Here are some great video pics of some Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiros.

PITCAIRN PAA-1
A nice pic of a Pitcairn PAA-1.

PAV
A 1935 predecessor to the modern PAV (Personal Air Vehicle)…

MORE PITCAIRN PHOTOS
Stephen Pitcairn, nephew of Harold Pitcairn, shares these rare photos with us at this Hofstra University link.

FORUM INFO
Here’s an autogyro forum en Espanol...

HOW AUTOGIROS WORK
Excellent site on autogiro history, how they work, and the contribution they made to the helicopter.

JUKKA TERVAMAKI
Jukka Tervamaki, renowned gyroplane authority in Helsinki, Finland, shares his knowledge with us on his excellent website. It even includes a calculator for theoretical data on full-size gyros!

AUTOGIRO POWER GENERATION
Using high altitude wind power to generate electricity.

McDONELL XV-1
McDonnell XV-1 experimental convertiplane.

CANADIAN AUTOGYRO, EH?
A full size Canadian pusher autogyro:

DOWN BY THE SEA...
Autogiro boats... Why not?

Definitions

HERE'S ONE...

AND A BETTER ONE...

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