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IN his article on the Cierva auto-gyro in NATURE of October 31, Prof. Bairstow repeats an argument originally used against the helicopter, that the longer spiral path of the blades, as compared with the straight path of aeroplane wings, causes a greater expenditure of energy for a voyage of a given length from point to point.
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LOW, A. The Cierva Auto-gyro. Nature 116, 900 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116900a0
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