What is an autogyro? Detailed answer

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What is an autogyro?

The autogyro, as it were, combines the features and flight qualities of an aircraft and a helicopter at the same time. It has a fuselage (that is, a body) like an airplane, and two propellers. With the help of one, he takes off vertically upwards, and then flies with the help of the other, located, like an airplane, in front.

The Spanish designer Juan de Sierva is considered the father of the first autogyro. He designed and built the first autogyro in 1919. True, his gyroplanes were extremely capricious: they broke down, overturned and did not want to fly in any way as they should. But the stubborn designer nevertheless brought his offspring "to mind" and in 1923 created a successful model. In 1928, gyroplanes were even launched into serial production, and the Pitcairn gyroplane was adopted by the US Marine Corps.

But still, these aircraft were not widely used, since the designers could not manage to combine the maneuverability of helicopters and the speed of aircraft in them. Quite the contrary: gyroplanes combined the slowness of helicopters and the low maneuverability of aircraft. Soon the helicopters replaced the autogyros.

Author: Cellarius E.Yu.

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