Shox Dr
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There is an autogyro in the' science museum from WW11. Not powered, but towed by a U-Boat so they could see a lot further.
I knew Ken Wallis quite well back in the 70s and flew with him in his two seat autogyro. Also got to take Little Nellie to a RAF BoB day for static display after Ken had to cancel his flying display due to a car accident.
After fixed wing, the performance is startling in terms of take off and turns.
Also, my father did a bit of demo flying for Cierva after the war. But their a/gyros were interesting rather than useful and helicopters were becoming practical.
Agree with Penfold, I would not want an RAF autogyro. There are other more proven machines.
Oh, and they can't hover knighty, but with a decent head wind can appear to
Shox, I presume the mods include a horizontal stab?
There’s quite alot to be done/looked at. Lowering the engine, moving the rad, shortening the mast, mods in the cockpit. Under carriage. The list goes on.