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gyroplane see autogiro .

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	From Autogiro to Gyroplane: the Amazing Survival of an Aviation Technology.(Book Review) Magazine article from: Air Power History; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...something the autogiro could not do. Although...fund experimental autogiros, it was evident...to stop building autogiros by the end of the...however, the autogiro remained alive...altitude. This autogiro was designed for...Japanese developed autogiros during World War...
	Giving the Autogiro Its Place in the Sun; Record-Setter in Humble Craft Hopes for Revival Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/2/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...efficient than the typical" autogiro, Herron said. "I...escapades." In the 1930s, autogiros with front-mounted...trying to resurrect autogiros -- which store easily...spotting forest fires. Autogiros work in harmony with...in a way that British autogiro builder and expert Ken...
	In Search of a Place in the Sun; Autogiro Enthusiast Pushes to Resurrect Humble Craft's Allure Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/2/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...efficient than the typical" autogiro, Herron said. "I...escapades." In the 1930s, autogiros with front-mounted...trying to resurrect autogiros -- which store easily...spotting forest fires. Autogiros work in harmony with...in a way that British autogiro builder and expert Ken...
	It's a car! It's a plane! ; The Pitcairn AC-35.(flying cars from Autogiro Co.)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Automotive News; 3/4/2002; 618 words ; ...thinking about flying cars in 1935 when the U.S. Bureau of Commerce's Experimental Division Section awarded a contract to Autogiro Co. to build the Pitcairn AC-35. The AC-35 was equipped with a single propeller and rotor blades for flight. The gear...
	PILOT MAKES BID FOR AUTOGIRO RECORD News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/26/2004; 291 words ; ...2004 Pilot makes bid for autogiro record FARNBOROUGH, England...fly around the world in an autogiro. Barry Jones, 37, told the BBC flying autogiros is very different from flying...three and a half months. An autogiro generates lift with rotors...
	From "Autogiro" To "Zenith": Your Guide To This Month's POPSCI. Magazine article from: Popular Science; 1/1/2005; 268 words ; [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
	Rotor bug strikes again: Sportcopter builds up, tears down autogiro designs in solidWorks.(techtrends)(Sportcopter)(Company overview) Magazine article from: CADalyst; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Jim Vanek was bitten by the rotor bug when he was a kid. He watched his dad, Chuck Vanek, build rotor-powered aircrafts, commonly referred to as gyroplanes. Their workshop often was littered with foam, wood, and sawdust when a new craft was in development. At the time, the only way to determine
	Plane diverted after microlight crashes; AIRPORT DRAMA: Pilot talks about two accidents in two days in same machine.(News) Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 5/3/2006; 700+ words ; ...tests on the machine - the first autogiro to be given the green light...and engineering problems." AUTOGIRO FACTFILE Autogiros have rotating horizontal vanes...almost no run. Mr Speich's autogiro was built in Germany and will...
	Recent studies from University of Glasgow add new data to aircraft. Newspaper article from: Journal of Transportation; 3/21/2009; 700+ words ; ...having first been developed in the 1920s, the autogiro has never been subject to handling qualities...developing handling qualities criteria for the autogiro, and that is to assess autogiro handling qualities against existing rotorcraft...
	Pioneer Pilot Still Flying at 96 News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/24/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Miller, shots of him flying an autogiro _ kind of a cross between...for $1. Miller bought an autogiro in 1931 for the then-hefty...wings. He did air shows with autogiros and took a pioneering flight...He transported mail in an autogiro in 1939, taking off, improbably...

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