Full title reads: "Hanworth. Aviation's latest wonder. Wingless, rudderless, Autogyro, that rises and descends almost perpendicularly - and takes off in 10 yards - makes first flight."
Hanworth Park, Nr London.
MS of autogyro taking off very quickly. Good shots of the aircraft flying overhead. It comes in to land. Various shots of the autogyro on the ground. The voiceover is being spoken by the pilot seated in the cockpit. He demonstrates some of the controls. We see the upper propellor moving as the controls are moved.
FILM ID:739.36
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