Flight of Cierva autogyro from Cuatro Vientos Aerodrome in Madrid, Spain. Cierva autogyro taxis at the Cuatro Vientos Aerodrome. The autogyro takes off. The autogyro in flight over a field. Men stand on the field. Autogyro lands on the ground. Men stand in front of the autogyro. A hangar in the background. The autogyro taxis and takes off. The autogyro lands on the field. Men walk towards the landing autogyro. The pilot in the cockpit of autogyro. The autogyro warms up. Men in the foreground. The pilot starts the engine and United States autogyro takes off. The autogyro in flight over the field. The autogyro crashes into ground. Men look at the damaged autogyro.
Flight of Cierva autogyro from an airfield in Spain. Men stand near a parked autogyro at an field. The autogyro takes off from the airfield. The autogyro lands. The pilot sits on edge of cockpit of the autogyro.
Flight of Cierva C.8L autogiro (G-EBYY) from Croydon, United Kingdom to France, the first cross-channel flight by a rotating wing aircraft, on 18 Sep 1928. The pilot Juan de la Cierva and the editor of 'L Illustration' M Bouche stand near the 180 hp Lynx-powered autogiro. The men get into the autogiro. The pilot talks to spectators and photographers gathered around the autogiro. The autogiro takes off and is seen air-to-air over the channel. After the flight to St Inglevert, the autogiro later lands at Le Bourget airport, Paris (where it is now preserved at the Musee de l'Air). Men approach autogiro. The pilot sits on edge of cockpit of the autogiro.
Flight of autogyro from Pitcairn Field in Philadelphia to Washington DC. American aviation inventor and pioneer Harold F Pitcairn sits in the cockpit. The autogyro taxis across a grassy area. The autogyro in flight over Washington DC. The autogyro in flight over Lincoln Memorial,Washington Monument and the White House.
Flight of autogyro from Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The autogyro appears to be a hybrid blend of an airplane and an early helicopter. Autogyro inventor Juan de la Cierva demonstrates a new model at Bryn Athyn. The autogyro taxis and takes off from the airfield. 'GAAKY' written on the side of autogyro. The autogyro in flight over field and lands.
Autogyro lands for the National Air Races in Cleveland. Inventor Juan De La Cierva lands autogyro within the circle aimed at by aircraft for spot landing contest. Cierva autogyro circles down for landing. The autogyro buzzes in across field and above the crowd. The stationary autogyro.
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