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Pitcairn PAA 1

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Top speed
  
140 km/h

Length
  
5.66 m

Manufacturer
  
Pitcairn Aircraft Company

Wingspan
  
6.93 m

First flight
  
1931

Pitcairn PAA-1

The Pitcairn PAA-1 was an autogyro developed in the United States in the early 1930s. Of similar configuration to Pitcairn's earlier machines, the PAA-1 had an airplane-like fuselage with two open cockpits in tandem and a tractor-mounted engine in the nose. It was also equipped with small wings, which carried control surfaces, rather than using the rotor for flight control. It was a smaller and lighter machine than its predecessors and was designed specifically with private pilots in mind.

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Variants

  • PAA-1 - main production version with Kinner B-5 engine
  • PA-20 - improved version with Kinner R-5 engine
  • PA-24 - version with twin tails and Kinner R-5 engine, modified from existing PAA-1s and PA-20s

    • Specifications

    Data from "Pitcairn, A G A, Pitcairn-Cierva, Pitcairn-Larsen"

    General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)
  • Wingspan: 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
  • Main rotor diameter: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
  • Main rotor area: 10.75 ft2 (99.9 m2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Kinner B-5, 125 hp (93 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 90 mph (140 km/h)
  • Range: 250 miles (400 km)
  • Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)

    • References

    Pitcairn PAA-1 Wikipedia
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