Cierva C.24
C.24 | |
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de Havilland C.24 in flight | |
Role | Utility autogyro Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | de Havilland |
Designer | Juan de la Cierva |
First flight | September 1931[1] |
Status | Museum exhibit |
Produced | 1931 |
Number built | 1 |
The de Havilland C.24 was a two-seat autogyro built by de Havilland at its Stag Lane works in England in 1931
Design and development
The C.24 was built in 1931 using a Cierva rotor head coupled to the cabin of a de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth, and driven by a 120 hp Gipsy III engine. It was withdrawn from use by December 1934.[2]
A single example (G-ABLM) was produced and is part of the Science Museum collection. In 1932, it was redesignated C.26 (not to be confused with the unbuilt C.26 twin-engine autogiro design) when a two-blade rotor system was installed.[3] Since 2008 it has been on loan to the de Havilland Aircraft Museum at Salisbury Hall, near London Colney in Hertfordshire. In flight, it had a maximum speed of about 115 mph (185 km/h; 100 kn).
Specifications
Data from Jackson 1978 p.524[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
- Empty weight: 1,280 lb (955 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,800 lb (1,343 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy III 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled inline , 120 hp (90 kW)
- Main rotor diameter: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 100 mph (164 km/h, 87 kn)
- Range: 350 mi (563 km, 300 nmi)
References
Citations
- ^ a b Jackson 1978, pp. 524
- ^ "UK Certificate of Registration No. 3138, 22 April 1931" (PDF). UK Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "De Havilland - Cierva C.24 - Stingray's List of Rotorcraft".[permanent dead link]
Bibliography
- Jackson, A.J. (1978). de Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam Publishing. ISBN 0-370-30022-X.
External links
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- Hearst Magazines (March 1932). "This Autogyro Equals Speed of Ordinary Airplane". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. p. 389.
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