Self Catapulting Autogyro Dublin Issue (1941)

Title reads: “Self Catapulting Autogyro“. New Pitcairn PA-36 Whirl Wing autogyro (auto-gyro) in Washington DC, United States of America (USA). Various shots of new type of autogyro going test flight from Bolling Field. The machine takes off and lands almost vertically. Looks very similar to modern helicopters. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.