Title
The autogiro or windmill plane.
Caption
The autogiro or windmill plane, invented by Juan de la Cierva y Codorniu in 1924. With a large lifting windwheel mounted in a horizontal position above the fuselage, the machine could hover, ascend and descend vertically. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934.
Date
1934
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG23A61_321
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,4Mb (4,4Mb) / 17,0in x 6,7in / 5100 x 2013 (300dpi)