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1934
1934 - 0788.PDF
790 AUGUST 2, 1934. FOR " STAFF " TRANSPORT. The first of the Avro C.30a Autogiros ready for delivery to the Royal Air Force for Array co-operation work. Note the upper identification mark painted on the top ; - ; oi the fuselage. (Flight Photo.) ..__ , in the form of flaps which may be adjusted by means of a small screw for the purpose of trimming the machine. A tail wheel is carried in a compression strut and fork designed by Mr. Dowty, of Aircraft Components, and has a 270 by 100 Palmer tyre. It is very neat and yet at the same time amply sprung for the heavy loads imposed upon it dur ing typical Autogiro landings. It is steerable by cables from a cross fcot-bar in the pilot's cockpit. The two cockpits are well fitted with the usual instruments, map cases and so on, and the sheet aluminium seats are dished to take Service type para- chutes. A plywood floor extends the length of both cock- pits and is bolted to small corner pieces of steel plate DIRECT CONTROL AUTOGIRO TYPE C.30 SlDDKLET " GENET MA.1OR " DEVELOPING 1 10 H.P. AT DIMENSIONS Diameter of rotor circleHeight overall Length overallWheel track ... ... Span of tail plane ... ARRAS Tail planeUpturned tips (both) Upper fin Lower finRotor blade (each) ... WEIGHTS 285 miles (458,66 Jem) ran?e Tare weight ... Craw (two) ... Fuel, 23 gallonsOil, 34 gallons Bagsrage Gross Nvcigbt (Max. peruiiB-siblo) PERFORMANCE Speed at sea level (Max.) ...Cruising speed Minimum flying speed about Landing speedTakeoff run ... 12 yd. (10,9 Landing run . Nil.Rate of climb (initial) ... 700 ft./min. Ceiling . 12,(100 ft. (3 (7 OVL.) F.NHINE 2,200 R.P.M. ft. in. m37 0 (11,28) 11 0 (3,36) 19 8i (6,01)9 0 (2,74) 10 2 (.3,10) sq. ft. m' 15.6 (1,4a)8.55 (0,84) 12.9 (1,20) 3.38 (0,38) '15.6 (1,45) lb. kg 1,220 (553,38) • 330 (149,09) 177 (80,28) 32 (14, SI) 41 (18,60) 1,801) (816,46) m.p.h. kmlh llfl (177,03)95 (152,89) 15 (24,14) Nil.m) (3,56 mlsec) ' 657,6 TO) K0H> ARMSTRONG SIDDELE.Y GENET MAJOR ENGINE AREAS IN SQ. FT TAIL PLANE 15-6 UPTURNED TIPS Obral) 8 55 UPPER FIN 129LOWER FIN 3-38 ROTOR BLADE 15-6 ROTOO BIA0CS (W»I). .46-8
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