The Cierva C.29 was a five-seat British cabin autogyro built in 1934 as a joint venture between Westland Aircraft and Cierva.[1] The rotor system and rotors were designed by Cierva and the fuselage by Westland. It was powered by a 600 hp (447 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Panther II engine with a two-bladed tractor propeller; the engine also drove the three-bladed rotor via a clutched shaft. The C.29 suffered from ground resonance during ground running and was not flown.[1] It was later acquired for evaluation by the Royal Aircraft Establishment but it was unable to cure the resonance problem and the autogyro was scrapped in 1939.
| C.29 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Five-seat cabin autogyro |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Cierva |
| Produced | 1934 |
| Number built | 1 |
Specifications edit
Data from Aircraft Data Sheet: Cierva C-29 (1934)][1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 4
- Length: 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
- Height: 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) [2]
- Empty weight: 3,221 lb (1,461 kg) [2]
- Gross weight: 5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Panther II 14 cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
- Main rotor diameter: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 mph (257 km/h, 139 kn)
References edit
Notes edit
Bibliography edit
- James, Derek N (1991). Westland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-847-X.