Cierva C.29

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

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)
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References

Notes
  1. Aircraft Data Sheet: Cierva C-29 (1934)
  2. James 1991, p. 226.

Bibliography
  • James, Derek N (1991). Westland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-847-X.

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