Pitcairn PCA-2 was an autogyro (designated as "autogiro" by Pitcairn) developed in the United States in the early 1930s. It was Harold F. Pitcairn's first...

In 1931, The Detroit News made history when they bought the first Pitcairn PCA-2 for use as a news aircraft due to it ability to fly well at low altitude...

Earhart set a world altitude record of 18,415 feet (5,613 m) flying a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro she borrowed from the Beech-Nut Chewing Gum company. During...

allowing it to rotate at slower speeds.[citation needed] The 1932 Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro had a maximum speed of 20-102 knots (117 mph; 189 km/h), μ...

of airworthiness certificate. In 1931, Amelia Earhart (U.S.) flew a Pitcairn PCA-2 to a women's world altitude record of 18,415 ft (5,613 m). Wing Commander...

in a PZL Ł.2. He will complete it on May 5. February 12 – The Detroit News places an order for a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogiro with the Pitcairn Aircraft Company...

The Pitcairn OP-1 (manufacturer designation: PCA-2) was the first rotary-wing aircraft to be seriously evaluated by any of the world's major air forces...

Harold Pitcairn, forming the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company. Miller's correspondence had continued, and he visited Pitcairn, soon ordering a PCA-2, becoming...

2021 at the Wayback Machine History of the autogyro and gyrodyne Cierva, Pitcairn and the Legacy of Rotary-Wing Flight U.S. Centennial of Flight – Juan de...

as the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company from the late 1920s. Interest in the auto-gyro by the USN resulted in the purchase of two Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyros...

of the White House in 1931, where a Pitcairn PCA-2 landed as the first aircraft ever. In 1931 Cierva and Pitcairn won the John Scott Medal for inventing...

Jenny are rescued just in time by Howard Hughes and Peevy flying a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro. Hughes later presents Cliff with a brand-new Gee Bee Z air...

comparable role, configuration, and era Cierva C.19 Kellett K-2 Kellett KD-1 Pitcairn PCA-2 Pitcairn PA-18 Eckland, K.O. "Buhl, Buhl-Verville". aerofiles.com...

In 1939, the Champion Spark Plug Co borrowed the name from its 1931 Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro, giving the aircraft the name "Miss Champion". 1937 National...

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unusual planes include a Curtiss Pusher, Bleriot XI, Curtiss Jenny, Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro, Sikorsky S-38 amphibian flying boat, and the Taylor Aerocar...

publication. American Astronautical Society by Univelt, p. 85. ISBN 0-87703-260-2 A steam powered submarine: the Ictíneo Low-tech Magazine, 24 August 2008 "Jose...

Elements (7 ed.). Journal of Chemical Education. pp. 385–407. ISBN 0-8486-8579-2. OCLC 23991202. Fernando Salmón (2010). Robert E. Bjork (ed.). The Oxford...

Pitcairn PA-18 Pitcairn PCA-2 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kellett K-2. ATC 2-431/Group 2, upgraded to ATC 437 on July 17, 1931 O'Leary, 2 "Kellett...

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In 1931, The Detroit News made history when it bought a three-place Pitcairn PCA-2 auto-gyro as a camera aircraft that could take off and land in restricted...

Rate of climb: 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s) Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Buhl A-1 Autogyro Pitcairn PCA-2 Pitcairn PA-18 Related lists List...

Washington, D.C., on its maiden voyage. 1931: Pilot James G. Ray landed a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro on the south lawn of the White House. 1936: The Autogiro Company...

first rotary-wing aircraft registered in Canada was a Pitcairn PCA-2 gyroplane in 1931. A later Pitcairn gyroplane model PAA-1 was registered in 1932 and for...

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Gough conducted a series of tests on America's first autogyro, the Pitcairn PCA-2, NACA 44. The test series was the first to yield quantitative data on...

15 Meyers 16 Harvey Mummert 17 James Meissner Among the aircraft, a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogiro was flown by pilot Jim Ray, bringing rotary winged aircraft...

Pitcairn PCA-2 Notes Taylor 1989, p.735 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2739 Smith, Frank (1981). Legacy of Wings; The Harold F. Pitcairn...

Douglas DC-2 and the legendary Douglas DC-3. September 25 – Lewis Yancey sets an autogyro altitude record of 21,500 ft (6,600 m) in a Pitcairn PCA-2 October...

demonstration ride around New York Harbor in a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro from aviation pioneer Harold Pitcairn. On graduation from high school, Seiberlich...