Pitcairn PCA-2
| Pitcairn PCA-2 | |
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 Pitcairn PCA-2 Miss Champion |
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| Type: | Gyroplane |
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| First flight: |
1931 |
| Number of pieces: |
approx. 30 |
The Pitcairn PCA-2 was a three-seat gyroplane designed by the American designer Harold Frederick Pitcairn .
history
Harold Pitcairn bought a gyroplane from Juan de la Cierva in the late 1920s and then founded the Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Company to produce its own gyroplane models. The inventor Harold Pitcairn landed one of these aircraft in front of the White House lawn in Washington, DC in 1931 for an award
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Pitcairn PCA-2 |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 2 |
| length | 7.04 m |
| span | 9.14 m |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1,363 kg |
| Top speed | 190 km / h |
| Range | approx. 460 km |
| Engine | an air-cooled 9-cylinder Wright R-975-J6-9 radial engine with an output of 330 hp |
literature
- Gerhard Siem: The big book of FLUGZEUGTYPEN civil & military , p. 20, Verlag HEEL GmbH, Königswinter 2014, ISBN 978-3-86852-709-4
Web links
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