The Avro 671 Rota was the Avro-built version of the Cierva C.30A autogyro, a two-seat machine with a three-blade rotor that Juan de la Cierva designed and that Avro built under licence from the Cierva Autogiro Company. Avro obtained the licence in 1934 and went on to build 78 examples under its own model designation, powered by a seven-cylinder Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA radial engine of 140 horsepower. Twelve of them were delivered to the Royal Air Force between 1934 and 1935 as the Rota Mk 1 and equipped the School of Army Co-operation at Old Sarum, while most of the rest went to private owners and flying clubs, with about a dozen sold abroad. Rotas survive on display, including one at the Imperial War Museum Duxford and one at the Royal Air Force Museum in London.
Facts
Engine Class EngineArmstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Cierva C.30 (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Cierva C.30 (Wikipedia)
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Manufactured By
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Source Cierva C.30 (Wikipedia)Avro sectionQuote, Avro section
Avro obtained the licence in 1934 and subsequently built 78 examples, under their model designation
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Source Cierva C.30 (Wikipedia)Lead, originQuote, Lead, origin
Of the 66 non-RAF aircraft built in the UK by Avro
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1. Cierva C.30 (Wikipedia)
Avro section, first delivery
The first production C.30A was delivered in July 1934.
Lead
The Cierva C.30 is an autogyro designed by Juan de la Cierva
Avro section, engine
fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA (known in the RAF as the Civet 1) 7-cylinder radial engine producing 140 hp (100 kW)
Avro section, engine name
fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major IA (known in the RAF as the Civet 1) 7-cylinder radial engine
Avro section, total built
Avro obtained the licence in 1934 and subsequently built 78 examples
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,220 lb (553 kg)
Avro section
Avro obtained the licence in 1934 and subsequently built 78 examples, under their model designation
Lead, origin
Of the 66 non-RAF aircraft built in the UK by Avro
Of Make: Avro, Lead, maker
Avro obtained the licence in 1934 and subsequently built 78 examples, under their model designation
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, mode
Twelve C.30As built by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF) entered service as the Avro 671 Rota Mk 1
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