Kay Gyroplane


The Kay Gyroplane Type 33/1 was a 1930s British single-seat autogyro design by David Kay.

Design and development

David Kay had first flown an autogyro in 1932 but it was damaged in early 1933 and not repaired. Kay then designed a larger single-seat autogyro, the Type 33/1 and contracted Oddie, Bradbury and Cull Limited of Southampton to build two fuselages.
The first autogyro, registered G-ACVA, first flew on 18 February 1935 from Eastleigh Airport. The second autogyro was not completed. Following the last flight of G-ACVA on 16 August 1947 at Perth Airport (Scotland) at Scone, it was stored there for many years. It was then refurbished at Scone in 1967 and loaned to the Museum of Transport, Glasgow.
The autogyro was then purchased from the Kay family by the National Museums Scotland and is on display in the main museum building in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

Variants

;Type 32/1
;Type 33/1

Aircraft on display

On display at National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland.