How The Auto-Giro Works (1931)

“The development of air travel depends almost entirely on safety. One contribution to safety is the auto giro ’plane, and although many of us have seen one, we believe this to be the first explanation of the machine’s working.“ M/S of a man standing beside a Pitcairn PAA-1 auto giro. He speaks slowly and in a rather posh American voice about the working of the aircraft. Closer shot of the man as he uses a model of an “ordinary airplane“ to illustrate how the auto giro is different. C/U of the model in his hands as he speaks of air pressure and how this keeps the plane in the air. C/U of the blades of the auto giro - miniature airplane wings. The man explains how the blades work automatically. The man then picks up a model of an auto giro and describes how the propeller provides forward motion. The explanation continues. C/U of the man who says: “So much for theories and models. Let’s see something of what the autogiro can accomplish in the air.“ L/S of the auto giro starting up and the rotors an