Manchester Monday 3 27th October 2025.

K4235/G-AHMJ, Avro 671 Rota I (a license built Cierva C-30 autogyro), in Royal Air Force colours, at one of the annual Woodford Air Shows, some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #Woodford #EGCD #AirShow #Avro #Rota #Cierva #C30 #AutoGyro #RAF #RoyalAirForce #ManchesterMonday
#Avgeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Eisberg's GYRODORE64 at Toka Airfield

https://flic.kr/p/2qEpSnS

#SecondLife #Dandelion69 #Gyrocopter #Autogyro #Commodore64 #SLAviation

There are several #EVTOL startups around, struggling to raise enough capital for their air taxi designs:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33em6jrx1go

I'm constantly surprised that the #autogyro design isn't used for any of these.

It's proven technology (older than the helicopter), can be made much safer and simpler than a helicopter (the early ones were safer than planes), they are much quieter and even power loss is not often a big deal. Vertical takeoff can be done with various mechanisms.