Cierva C.25
The Cierva C.25 was a British 1930s single-seat autogiro produced by Comper Aircraft Company Ltd of Hooton Park, Cheshire. Design and development The sole C.25, based on the airframe of the Comper Swift with modified tailfins and short low-mounted wings, received the civil registration ''G-ABTO''. It was the first autogiro to use the Pobjoy Cataract 7-cylinder geared radial engine. Specifications References {{Cierva aircraft Cierva aircraft, C.25 Autogyros Single-engined tractor autogyros Low-wing aircraft 1930s British experimental aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1933 Comper aircraft ...
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Comper Aircraft Company
The Comper Aircraft Company Ltd was a 1930s British light aircraft manufacturer. It was based at Hooton Aerodrome, Cheshire (1929-1933), and Heston Aerodrome, Middlesex (1933-1934). History In April 1929, after leaving the Royal Air Force, Nicholas Comper formed the Comper Aircraft Company Ltd, based at Hooton Park Aerodrome near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Company directors included his brother Adrian Comper, his colleague Flt Lt J. Bernard Allen, George H Dawson, the owner of Hooton Park Aerodrome, and others. The company's first product was the Comper Swift, a single-seat sporting monoplane. After the prototype flew in January 1930, 40 production examples were built at Hooton. In 1932, in a joint venture, the company produced a prototype of the Cierva C.25 autogyro, using major elements of a Comper Swift.Riding (2003)Nick Comper official website In March 1933, after producing about 41 aircraft, the company moved to Heston Aerodrome near London. The first aircraft built at H ...
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