The Cierva C.25 was a British 1930s single-seat autogiro produced by
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, Nic ...
Ltd of
Hooton Park
Royal Air Force Hooton Park or more simply RAF Hooton Park, on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, is a former Royal Air Force station originally built for the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 as a training aerodrome for pilots in the First World War. D ...
, Cheshire.
Design and development
The sole C.25, based on the airframe of the
Comper Swift
The Comper C.L.A.7 Swift is a British 1930s single-seat sporting aircraft produced by Comper Aircraft Company Ltd of Hooton Park, Cheshire.
Design and development
In March 1929 Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Comper left the Royal Air Force and form ...
with modified tailfins and short low-mounted wings, received the civil registration ''G-ABTO''. It was the first autogiro to use the
Pobjoy Cataract
A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms may include faded colours, blurry or double vision, halos around light, trouble ...
7-cylinder geared radial engine.
Specifications
References
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C.25
Autogyros
Single-engined tractor autogyros
Low-wing aircraft
1930s British experimental aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1933
Comper aircraft