I recently received a beautiful copy of the book The Autogiro and How to Fly It by Reginald Brie (London: Pitman, 1935). Inside, among some other lovely photos and especially fold-out cutaways and line drawings, was a photo of a French Lioré et Olivier autogyro that I had never seen before, which I have scanned and attached. Doing a little digging I found a reference to the sad end of that prototype and its pilot in the attached contemporary article from FLIGHT.
My questions for the group are: What is the correct designation for this LéO aircraft? Can anyone add more details regarding the development of this gyro and/or the accident? And did this accident spell the end of Lioré et Olivier autogyro research?
Merci!
Matthew
My questions for the group are: What is the correct designation for this LéO aircraft? Can anyone add more details regarding the development of this gyro and/or the accident? And did this accident spell the end of Lioré et Olivier autogyro research?
Merci!
Matthew