From Autogiro to Gyroplane

The Amazing Survival of an Aviation Technology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

842 kr

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Predating the invention of the helicopter by two decades, the Autogiro was the world's first rotary-wing aircraft. The helicopter had the advantageous ability to rise straight up, while the Autogiro/gyroplane could only taxi. Yet the gyroplane was safer and more stable; both aircraft should have had value in market. Why did the helicopter survive and prosper, while the Autogiro became a nearly forgotten historical footnote? Why didn't the Autogiro catch on, and why is it being revived today?This is the first book to tell the fascinating 80-year history of today's gyroplane and its antecedent, the Autogiro. Charnov explains that the near-eclipse of the Autogiro was caused by a potent combination of bad luck, the impact of the Great Depression and World War II, and egregious business decisions. Only by understanding the amazing manner in which this aviation technology has persisted and evolved can one fully understand the basis for its future. In contrast to the fate of the Autogiro, the gyroplane's unfolding story is characterized by successful business models, effective decision making, and the emergence of cutting-edge technology. The survival of the gyroplane may be a paradigm for the persistence of earlier, less complex technologies, and its future relies on grasping its colorful history.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:822 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781567205039

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BRUCE H. CHARNOV is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Management, Entrepreneurship and General Business Department of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

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PrefaceIntroductionJuan de la CiervaCierva's AuutogiroCierva and Harold F. PitcairnPitcairn and American Autogiro DevelopmentDevelopment of the Direct-Control AutogiroAmerican Advances, the C.30A Autogiro, and Cierva's DeathPitcairn After CiervaPitcairn, the Kellett Brothers and the Coming of WarThe Autogiro Goes to War: The AlliesThe Autogiro Goes to War: The AxisIgor Bensen and the Development of the GyrocopterBensen, TervaMÄki, Growth of the PRA and the Fairey RotodyneFailure to Revive the Autogiro: Fairey Rotodyne, Umbaugh (Air and Space) 18A, Avian 2/180 and McCulloch J-2Transformation of the PRA: Ken Brock, Martin Hollmann and the Ultralight RevolutionThe Emerging Gyroplane FutureBibliography

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Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:822 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781567205039

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Mer om författaren

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroductionJuan de la CiervaCierva's AuutogiroCierva and Harold F. PitcairnPitcairn and American Autogiro DevelopmentDevelopment of the Direct-Control AutogiroAmerican Advances, the C.30A Autogiro, and Cierva's DeathPitcairn After CiervaPitcairn, the Kellett Brothers and the Coming of WarThe Autogiro Goes to War: The AlliesThe Autogiro Goes to War: The AxisIgor Bensen and the Development of the GyrocopterBensen, TervaMÄki, Growth of the PRA and the Fairey RotodyneFailure to Revive the Autogiro: Fairey Rotodyne, Umbaugh (Air and Space) 18A, Avian 2/180 and McCulloch J-2Transformation of the PRA: Ken Brock, Martin Hollmann and the Ultralight RevolutionThe Emerging Gyroplane FutureBibliography