First Type Certificate awarded to a Gyroplane (Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro)
Thursday, April 2, 1931
This is a Momentous Other milestone.
Description:
First formal approval of type airworthiness of a gyroplane by the CAA (now FAA) of the USA.
Type Certificate ATC 410 was awarded to the Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro.
Source: "80 Years of the Autogiro: Cierva, Pitcairn and the Legacy of Rotary Wing Flight", Bruce H. Charnov, VERTIFLITE Vol. 49, No. 3, Page 40
.jpg "PCA-2 owned by King Baird - Photo from Flickr courtesy SDASM Archives (image reduced in size from original) (No known copyright restrictions )")
