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Cierva C.25

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C.25
RoleSingle-seat autogyro
Type of aircraft
ManufacturerComper Aircraft Company Ltd
DesignerNicholas Comper
First flight1933
Number built1

TheCierva C.25 was a British 1930s single-seat autogiro produced byComper Aircraft Company Ltd ofHooton Park, Cheshire.

Design and development

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The sole C.25, based on the airframe of theComper Swift with modified tailfins and short low-mounted wings, received the civil registrationG-ABTO. It was the first autogiro to use thePobjoy Cataract 7-cylinder geared radial engine.[1][2]

Specifications

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Data from Cierva C.25 Blueprint[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 17 ft 8.5 in (5.398 m) fuselage only
  • Wingspan: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) wings only
  • Powerplant: 1 ×Pobjoy R 7-cylinder geared radial piton engine, 85 hp (63 kW)
  • Main rotor diameter: 27 ft (8.2 m)
  • Main rotor area: 572.63 sq ft (53.199 m2)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller, 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) diameter

Performance

References

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  1. ^Stingray."Comper-Cierva C.25 / G.31/1 - Stingray's List of Rotorcraft".sites.google.com. Retrieved5 April 2020.
  2. ^Riding, Richard (June 1989). "Cierva C.25 - British pre-war lightplanes No 6".Aeroplane Monthly:374–376.
  3. ^Young, Bill."Cierva C.25 Blueprint".Blueprints.com. Retrieved5 April 2020.
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