THE AUTOGYRO
A WONDERFUL INVENTION GREATEST AIR DEVELOPMENT OF RECENT YEARS FURTHER TESTS PENDING. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, October 23. (Received October 23, 5.5 p.m.). De la Cierva lectured before the Royal Aeronautical Society on his autogyro. Sir Septon Brancker declared that both he and the Air Minister were agreed that the autogyro was the most important step in aerodynamic progress since the Wright Brothers proved their ability to fly by means of an internal combustion engine. Mr Wimpers, director of scientific development in the Ar Ministry said that from a scientific standpoint the autogyro was the most wonderful invention in aeronautical engineering during any living person’s lifetime. Its service to civil and military aviation would depend upon the load it could carry in proportion to the machine’s weight. Tests were being conducted in Britain to investigate this point, but Qerva’s machine is the property of the Spanish Government.
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Southland Times, Issue 19690, 24 October 1925, Page 7
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154THE AUTOGYRO Southland Times, Issue 19690, 24 October 1925, Page 7
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