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100 1 $aCharnov, Bruce H.
245 10 $aFrom autogiro to gyroplane :$bthe amazing survival of an aviation technology /$cBruce H. Charnov ; foreword by John Lienhard.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bPraeger,$c2003.
300 $axxiv, 389 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [343]-370) and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rJohn Lienhard --$tJuan de la Cierva --$tCierva's Autogiro --$tCierva and Harold F. Pitcairn --$tPitcairn and American Autogiro Development --$tDevelopment of the Direct Control Autogiro --$tAmerican Advances, the C.30A Autogiro, and Cierva's Death --$tPitcairn after Cierva --$tPitcairn, the Kellett Brothers, and the Coming of War --$tThe Autogiro Goes to War: The Allies --$tThe Autogiro Goes to War: The Axis --$tIgor Bensen and the Development of the Gyrocopter --$tBensen, Tervamaki, Growth of the PRA, and the Fairey Rotodyne --$tFailure to Revive the Autogiro: Various Companies Take the Risk --$tTransformation of the PRA: Ken Brock, Martin Hollmann, and the Ultralight Revolution --$tThe Emerging Gyroplane Future.
520 1 $a"Predating the invention of the helicopter by two decades, the Autogiro was the world's first rotary-wing aircraft."
520 8 $a"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 technologies 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.
520 8 $aThe 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."--Jacket.
650 0 $aAutogiros.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aCharnov, Bruce H.$tFrom autogiro to gyroplane.$dWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003$w(OCoLC)606999315
776 08 $iOnline version:$aCharnov, Bruce H.$tFrom autogiro to gyroplane.$dWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003$w(OCoLC)607833227
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