During WWII, The Japanese had an autogyro, the Kayaba Ka-1/Ka-2, that was
based on the American Kellett KD-1A. It was used for artillery spotting and
anti-submarine warfare. A small Army-operated escort carrier, the Akitsu Maru
was outfitted with these from August 1944 until her sinking in November 1944
while on its way to Guadalcanal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayaba_Ka-1
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>I must agree. It looked very crude but, if it worked better than its
>predecessors....?
>My recollection is that in the 40s/50s there was argument about which would
>best satisfy market requirements. And a Simon Templar/Saint story about
>someone making a fortune by putting a stolen kit together wrongly and
>discovering/making a world beating design of autogyro.
>Brian
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>> That is one ugly autogyro.
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Chris
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