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Gallery 9
Stephen Pitcairn |
James G. “Jim”
Ray, Pitcairn landing the Cierva C.8W, the first rotary aircraft in
America, on July 22, 1931 in front of the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, DC. |
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Dr. Charles Abbott, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution accepting
the donation of the Cierva C.8W, the first rotary aircraft in America,
from Harold Pitcairn and shaking hands with James G. “Jim”
Ray, Pitcairn pilot on July 22, 1931. (L-R Dr. Charles Abbott, Harold
F. Pitcairn, Jim Ray, Geoffrey Childs, Col. Clarence Young, William
P. McCracken and George Lewis)
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Stephen Pitcairn |
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Gallery 10
Ron Bartlett |
Focke-Achgelis
Fa-330 Rotary Kite developed for deployment on German submarines in
WWII. Designed to be towed into the wind and rise to almost 400 ft
on a tether, and used primarily for reconnaissance. Because the successful
Allies’ tactics in combating submarines, including the creation
of shipboard radar, the FA-330 saw limited action. |
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British Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (AFEE) Rotachute
designed by Raoul Hafner, O.L.L. Fitzwilliams and Dr. J.A.J. Bennett
of Cierva Autogiro Company Ltd., an individual rotary kite parachute
to insert agents into occupied Europe upon which inspired Igor Bensen
in the development of the Gyrocopter.
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Ron Bartlett |
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 Rotachute designed by Raoul Hafner, O.L.L.');)