Hi, the early autogyros were primarily the fuselage and tail surfaces from existing aircraft with the wings removed and the rotor mast and blades added. Some of the earlier ones by Cierva had very narrow wings usually just to put ailerons on. Eventually these wings were dropped and more controls were added to the rotors. Later versions even had a gearing to prerotate the rotor for a quicker "jump start." The first Benson style autogyros were called rotating wing kites and they were towed by submarines essentially to get their antennae high enough to broadcast. Others were used as viewing platforms. This was the same reason that Rogalla wings were invented. Norm