In 1923, Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva came up with a rather revolutionary idea: an aircraft that could use an unpowered ...

The Autogyro Company of Maryland — which focuses on the production of the popular aircraft — explained, "Autogyros are the invention of Juan de la Cierva in 1923. Nearly a forgotten technology ...

Matthew Bannister recalls inventor Ray Dolby, autogyro pilot Wing Cmdr Kenneth Wallis, photographer Lewis Morley, sci-fi writer Frederick Pohl and circus performer Lydia Gridneff. Ray Dolby - the ...

The autogyro, which he designed himself ... Wing Cdr Wallis was also an inventor of some repute, and would take pleasure guiding visitors around the inventions in his hangar and home.

Wallis used the autogyro to aid police searches ... Wallis was also an inventor of some repute. In 1942, in his spare time between bombing raids, he invented a predecessor to Scalextric, which ...