RE: Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro by Whirlybird Aviation
I loved the videos - they brought back some memories. As you can tell from my avatar, I was once a Naval Aircrewman. When we would taxi out to take off from NAS Willow Grove, PA (outside Philadelphia) we would pass a machine shop that was on the other side of the fence from the runway. You could still read in faded letters on the rear of the building "Pitcairn Auto Gyro". It was on the edge of a then-civilian airstrip. Apparently this was the same field that Amelia Earhart used when she took an autogyro to 18,000+ feet to set a womans world altitude record - at least, that's my assumption. The airstrip was purchased by the US Navy in WWII and converted to NAS Willow Grove.
It was always a bit of a treat to taxi past this little bit of history. I thought I'd also include this photo of a May 1988 cover from RC Modeler as well. I'll be lurking in the background watching the build.
Enjoy the build. Do you have a covering scheme picked out for it yet?
Bob