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Juan de la Cierva with his autogyro
Aviation History

Contributions of the Autogyro

At the beginning of 1923, Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish engineer, developed a rotor blade design and articulated rotor blades. Cierva used a flexible hinge to attach the blades to a shaft. Once the articulated rotor blades began moving, the hinge enabled Cierva to control the lift created by the blades. Once he figured Read More…

Posted on November 19, 2019November 20, 2019 Author Rob V. Comment(0) 153 Views

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