Cierva C.6 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Cierva Autogiro Co, Hanworth

First Flight:

19 June 1926

C.6C:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd, Hamble (as Avro 574)

C.6D:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd, Hamble (as Avro 587)

Type Specification

Applies to:

Cierva C.6C

Type:

Single seat autogyro

Rotor System:

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

Fuselage:

Fabric covered fuselage with small braced wings with ailerons. Horizontal tail with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type attached to single skid

Power Plant:

One 130 hp Clerget in nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat in open cockpit

Rotor Diameter:

36 ft 0 in

Length:

34 ft 4 in

Height:

Unknown

Tare:

1,490 lb

Speed:

Unknown

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