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 It was withdrawn from use by December 1934.[2]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).
^(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".
BibliographyEdit
Jackson, A.J. (1978). de Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam Publishing. ISBN0-370-30022-X.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cierva C.24.
Hearst Magazines (March 1932). "This Autogyro Equals Speed of Ordinary Airplane". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. p. 389.
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cierva, havilland, seat, autogyro, built, havilland, stag, lane, works, england, 1931c, 24de, havilland, havilland, aircraft, heritage, centrerole, utility, autogyromanufacturer, havillanddesigner, juan, ciervafirst, flight, september, 1931, status, museum, ex. The de Havilland C 24 was a two seat autogyro built by de Havilland at its Stag Lane works in England in 1931C 24de Havilland C 24 at the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage CentreRole Utility autogyroManufacturer de HavillandDesigner Juan de la CiervaFirst flight September 1931 1 Status Museum exhibitProduced 1931Number built 1 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksDesign and development EditThe 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rotor head coupled to the cabin of a de Havilland DH 80A Puss Moth and driven by a 120 hp Gipsy III engine It was withdrawn from use by December 1934 2 A single example G ABLM was produced and is part of the Science Museum collection In 1932 it was redesignated C 26 not to be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 EditData from Jackson 1978 p 524 1 General characteristicsCrew 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 EditCitations Edit 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 Bibliography Edit Jackson A J 1978 de Havilland Aircraft since 1909 London Putnam Publishing ISBN 0 370 30022 X External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cierva C 24 Hearst Magazines March 1932 This Autogyro Equals Speed of Ordinary Airplane Popular Mechanics Hearst Magazines p 389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cierva C 24 amp oldid 1043976928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
