From autogiro to gyroplane : the amazing survival of an aviation technology / Bruce H. Charnov ; for...
From autogiro to gyroplane : the amazing survival of an aviation technology / Bruce H. Charnov ; for...
From autogiro to gyroplane : the amazing survival of an aviation technology / Bruce H. Charnov ; foreword by John Lienhard.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
N629.13335/18
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Foreword / John Lienhard -- 1. Juan de la Cierva -- 2. Cierva's Autogiro -- 3. Cierva and Harold F. Pitcairn -- 4. Pitcairn and American Autogiro Development -- 5. Development of the Direct Control Autogiro -- 6. American Advances, the C.30A Autogiro, and Cierva's Death -- 7. Pitcairn after Cierva -...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"Predating the invention of the helicopter by two decades, the Autogiro was the world's first rotary-wing aircraft." "This is the first book to tell the fascinating 80-year history of today's gyroplane and its antecedent, the Autogiro. Charnov explains that the near-eclipse of the Autogiro was caused by a potent combination of bad luck, the impact...
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From autogiro to gyroplane : the amazing survival of an aviation technology / Bruce H. Charnov ; foreword by John Lienhard.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N629.13335/18
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74VK2Bx0MXxb
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ISBN
0313322228 :
9781567205039 (alk. paper)
1567205038 (alk. paper)
9780313322228 :
DDC
629.13335
MMS ID
991018177149702626
