Cierva C.30 Aircraft

Avro Rota, Hendon

Production Details

Design Company:

Cierva Autogiro Co, Hanworth

First Flight:

April 1933

C.30:

1 - National Flying Services, Hanworth

C.30P:

1 - Airwork, Heston 3 - Avro, Manchester

C.30A:

12 - Avro, Manchester (as Avro 671 Rota I) 66 - Avro, Manchester 25 - Loire et Olivier, France (as LeO C.301) 40 - Focke-Wulf, Germany

Type Specification

Applies to:

Cierva C.30A

Type:

Two seat autogyro

Rotor System:

3 blade main rotor with folding blades mounted on pylon above the fuselage

Fuselage:

Fabric covered fuselage with large fin and rudder at rear. Fixed horizontal tail with upturned end plates

Landing Gear:

Fixed main wheels attached to pylons on side of fuselage. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 140 hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA in nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for crew

Rotor Diameter:

37 ft 0 in

Length:

19 ft 8 in

Height:

11 ft 1 in

Tare:

1,220 lb

All-up:

1,900 lb

Max Speed:

110 mph

Initial Climb:

700 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

6,600 ft

Range:

285 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Cierva C.30A:

AP507 - Science Museum, South Kensington - Display HM580 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display G-ACWM - The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare - Frame

Avro Rota I:

K4232 - RAF Museum, Hendon - Display

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