The attempt by a Yorkshire-based soldier to fly an autogyro single-handed from England to Australia has failed. |
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Autogiro, also spelled autogyro, rotary-wing aircraft, superseded after World War II by the more efficient helicopter. |
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This footnote was appended on 15 May 2012: strictly speaking, Little Nellie is an autogyro designed by Wing Commander Ken Wallis. |
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Up to the 1940s, they created many autogyros, including the TsAGI A-7-3, the only armed autogyro to see combat action. |
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A similar design, called the autogyro boat, uses a wind turbine without the propellor, and functions in a manner similar to a normal sail. |
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Following the war he doubled for the Scots screen legend as 007 at the helm of an autogyro aircraft in 1967's You Only Live Twice. |
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A collection of Airfix model kits included four rare James Bond autogyro items sold for up to PS150 each. |
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The Fw 61 broke all of the helicopter world records in 1937, demonstrating a flight envelope that had only previously been achieved by the autogyro. |
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A major problem with the autogyro was driving the rotor before takeoff. |
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In August 2012 he bought an AutoGyro MTO Sport from AutoGyro Namibia. |
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