The Kellett Aircraft was formed by W. Wallace Kellett and C. Townsend Ludington and their brothers, Rodney Kellett and Nicholas Ludington. In 1931, Kellett Autogiro licensed, from the Autogiro Company of America, Juan de la Cierva's and Harold Pitcairn's patents for rotary-wing aircraft.[1] The first three designed were all typical Cierva designs and the more advanced KD-1 was similar to the contemporary Cierva C.30. The KD-1/G-1 was the first practical rotary-wing aircraft used by the United States Army. The company stopped building autogyros in the late 1940s and switched to the design of helicopters. In the 1950s it built some ultra-light helicopters the RH-1 to test some rotor features and its last design the K-25 was an experimental convertiplane using tilt-rotors.
^Smith, Frank (1981). Legacy of Wings; The Harold F. Pitcairn Story. New York: Jason Aronson, Inc. p. 179,219. ISBN0876684851.
^"Known as Stable Mable" FLIGHT, 2 November 1956, p. 727
^"Projected Convertiplane" FLIGHT, 21 March 1958, p. 397.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 2254.
Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 168.
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kellett, autogiro, corporation, american, aircraft, manufacturer, from, 1929, based, philadelphia, named, after, founder, wallace, kellett, kellett, 2industryaerospacefounded1929founderw, wallace, kellett, kellett, contents, history, aircraft, references, bibl. The Kellett Autogiro Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from 1929 based in Philadelphia named after founder W Wallace Kellett Kellett Autogiro CorporationKellett K 2IndustryAerospaceFounded1929FounderW Wallace Kellett Kellett XR 10 Contents 1 History 2 Aircraft 3 References 4 BibliographyHistory editThe Kellett Aircraft was formed by W Wallace Kellett and C Townsend Ludington and their brothers Rodney Kellett and Nicholas Ludington In 1931 Kellett Autogiro licensed from the Autogiro Company of America Juan de la Cierva s and Harold Pitcairn s patents for rotary wing aircraft 1 The first three designed were all typical Cierva designs and the more advanced KD 1 was similar to the contemporary Cierva C 30 The KD 1 G 1 was the first practical rotary wing aircraft used by the United States Army The company stopped building autogyros in the late 1940s and switched to the design of helicopters In the 1950s it built some ultra light helicopters the RH 1 to test some rotor features and its last design the K 25 was an experimental convertiplane using tilt rotors Aircraft editModel name First flight Number built Type Kellett K 2 1931 12 Utility autogyro Kellett K 3 4 6 Re engined version of K 2 Kellett K 4 1 Re engined version of K 2 Kellett KD 1 1934 Utility autogyro Kellett XR 8 1944 2 Single engine intermeshing rotor prototype military helicopter Kellett XR 10 1947 2 Twin engine intermeshing rotor prototype military helicopter Kellett KH 15 2 1954 Flying platform Kellett K 25 3 Twin engine convertiplaneReferences edit Smith Frank 1981 Legacy of Wings The Harold F Pitcairn Story New York Jason Aronson Inc p 179 219 ISBN 0876684851 Known as Stable Mable FLIGHT 2 November 1956 p 727 Projected Convertiplane FLIGHT 21 March 1958 p 397 Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kellett Autogiro Corporation The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing p 2254 Gunston Bill 1993 World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers Annapolis Naval Institute Press p 168 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kellett Autogiro Corporation amp oldid 1145998970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
