UNITED KINGDOM: First public demonstration of the Cierva autogiro (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit NEW GYRO ROCKETS UP Vertical flight solved. Cierva autogiro springs thirty feet into air at? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: NEW GYRO ROCKETS UP Vertical flight solved. Cierva autogiro springs thirty feet into air at first public demonstration. ENGLAND: Middlesex; Hounslow EXT . of Autogyro. Semi view of Mr. Cierva. Cu. of rotary mechanism. Semi view of autogyro. Semi view of autogyro. Cu. moving lever. Pan. of autogyro taking off. Long view of autogyro moving at speed. Semi view pan. of Autogyro land. Pan. of plane taking off and landing Background: NEW GYRO ROCKETS UP Vertical flight solved. Cierva autogiro springs thirty feet into air at first public demonstration. Hounlslow Heath first demonstration of the Cierva autogiro designed by the young Spanish aeronautical engineer, Don Juan de la Cierva. Vertical take off. Senor Juan de la Cierva 1895-1936; Per