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- Cierva_C.8 abstract "The Cierva C.8 was an experimental autogiro built by Juan de la Cierva in England in 1926 in association with Avro. Like Cierva's earlier autogiros, the C.8s were based on existing fixed-wing aircraft fuselages - in this case, the Avro 552.The first example, the C.8R (known to Avro as the Type 587) was a rebuild of the C.6D, fitted with stub wings and paddle-shaped main rotor blades. This was followed by the new-built C.8V (or Type 586) that was eventually converted back into an Avro 552 after testing. The next model was the definitive C.8L prototype (or Type 575). The Mark II was based on the Lynx-engined Avro 504N 2-seat trainer.By now, Cierva's efforts were attracting the attention of buyers. The first customer was the British Air Ministry, which placed an order for a machine in 1927. This was completed as the Type 611, test flown by Bert Hinkler at Hamble and then delivered to the Royal Aircraft Establishment by Cierva himself in Britain's first cross-country rotorcraft flight on 30 September that year. The next example was purchased by Air Commodore James G. Weir, chairman of Cierva, and flown in the 1928 King's Cup Air Race before being used to make demonstration flights around continental Europe.The two final C.8s were sold in 1928, one to the Italian government, and one to American Harold Pitcairn, who would go on to purchase manufacturing rights for the United States. The C.8W bought by Pitcairn would make the first autogiro flight in the United States at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania on December 18, 1928. The C.8W is the oldest autogiro in the USA.As of 2007, two examples are extant: Weir's machine preserved at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in Paris, and Pitcairn's at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.".
- Cierva_C.8 designer Juan_de_la_Cierva.
- Cierva_C.8 manufacturer Juan_de_la_Cierva.
- Cierva_C.8 numberBuilt "6".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageExternalLink aircraftpage.php?ID=833.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageExternalLink 1928%20-%200595.html.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageExternalLink cierva_c8w.htm.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageID "14855055".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageLength "7090".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageOutDegree "27".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageRevisionID "705573944".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink 1926_in_aviation.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Air_Ministry.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Armstrong_Siddeley_Lynx.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Autogyro.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Avro.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Avro_504.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Avro_552.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Bert_Hinkler.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Category:Autogyros.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Category:British_experimental_aircraft_1920–1929.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Cierva_C.6.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Clerget-Blin.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Hamble-le-Rice.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Harold_Frederick_Pitcairn.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink James_George_Weir.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Juan_de_la_Cierva.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Kings_Cup_Race.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Musée_de_l’air_et_de_l’espace.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink National_Air_and_Space_Museum.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Aircraft_Establishment.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Willow_Grove,_Pennsylvania.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Wolseley_Viper.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLink Wright_Whirlwind.
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLinkText "C.8 design".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLinkText "C.8".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Cierva C.8".
- Cierva_C.8 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Cierva C.8W".
- Cierva_C.8 capacity "1".
- Cierva_C.8 climbRateAlt "2.54".
- Cierva_C.8 climbRateMain "500.0".
- Cierva_C.8 climbRateMore "at sea level".
- Cierva_C.8 crew "1".
- Cierva_C.8 cruiseSpeedAlt "129.0".
- Cierva_C.8 cruiseSpeedMain "85.0".
- Cierva_C.8 designer Juan_de_la_Cierva.
- Cierva_C.8 emptyWeightAlt "790.0".
- Cierva_C.8 emptyWeightMain "1735.0".
- Cierva_C.8 endurance "10800.0".
- Cierva_C.8 engine(prop)_ "Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx IV".
- Cierva_C.8 firstFlight "1926".
- Cierva_C.8 heightAlt "4.5 m".
- Cierva_C.8 heightMain "449.58000000000004".
- Cierva_C.8 jetOrProp%3F_ "prop".
- Cierva_C.8 lengthAlt "11 m".
- Cierva_C.8 lengthMain "36.0".
- Cierva_C.8 loadedWeightAlt "1075.0".
- Cierva_C.8 loadedWeightMain "2380.0".
- Cierva_C.8 manufacturer Juan_de_la_Cierva.
- Cierva_C.8 maxSpeedAlt "153.0".
- Cierva_C.8 maxSpeedMain "100.0".
- Cierva_C.8 maxSpeedMore "at sea level".
- Cierva_C.8 moreGeneral "Fuel capacity: 24 gallons .".
- Cierva_C.8 numberBuilt "6".
- Cierva_C.8 numberOfProps "1".
- Cierva_C.8 planeOrCopter%3F_ "copter".
- Cierva_C.8 powerMain "180.0".
- Cierva_C.8 powerOriginal "210.0".
- Cierva_C.8 propellerDiameterAlt "12.1 m".
- Cierva_C.8 propellerDiameterMain "1209.04".
- Cierva_C.8 propellerOrRotor%3F_ "rotor".
- Cierva_C.8 propellers "four-bladed doubly articulated".
- Cierva_C.8 ref "Flight".
- Cierva_C.8 spanAlt "7 m".
- Cierva_C.8 spanMain "706.12".
- Cierva_C.8 stallSpeedAlt "40.0".
- Cierva_C.8 stallSpeedMain "25.0".
- Cierva_C.8 type "experimental autogiro".
- Cierva_C.8 typeOfProp "radial piston".
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- Cierva_C.8 subject Category:Autogyros.
- Cierva_C.8 subject Category:British_experimental_aircraft_1920–1929.
- Cierva_C.8 hypernym Autogiro.
- Cierva_C.8 type Aircraft.
- Cierva_C.8 type MeanOfTransportation.
- Cierva_C.8 type Product.
- Cierva_C.8 type DesignedArtifact.
- Cierva_C.8 type Thing.
- Cierva_C.8 type Q11436.
- Cierva_C.8 comment "The Cierva C.8 was an experimental autogiro built by Juan de la Cierva in England in 1926 in association with Avro. Like Cierva's earlier autogiros, the C.8s were based on existing fixed-wing aircraft fuselages - in this case, the Avro 552.The first example, the C.8R (known to Avro as the Type 587) was a rebuild of the C.6D, fitted with stub wings and paddle-shaped main rotor blades.".
- Cierva_C.8 label "Cierva C.8".
- Cierva_C.8 sameAs Q618067.
- Cierva_C.8 sameAs Cierva_C.8.