Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| airfield, Maughanby | ||
| locality:- | Maughanby Moor | |
| locality:- | Maughanby | |
| civil parish:- | Glassonby (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | airfield | |
| coordinates:- | NY58003820 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5838 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY53 | |
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 BWX05.jpg (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX06.jpg (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX07.jpg Autogyro approaching to land. (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX08.jpg Autogyro approaching to land. (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX09.jpg Autogyro and landing. (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX10.jpg Autogyro approaching to land. (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX11.jpg Autogyro approaching to land. (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX12.jpg Autogyro G-YROM (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX13.jpg Autogyro G-YROM (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX14.jpg Autogyro G-YROM (taken 20.7.2012)  BWX15.jpg Autogyro G-CFAK (taken 20.7.2012) |
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| hearsay:- |
The autogiro was invented by Juan de la Cierva, 1923. |
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| In the modern autogyros the pusher propellor gives forward motion, that causes the
blades to rotate, providing lift. |
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