Invented by the Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva to create an aircraft that could safely fly at slow speeds, the autogyro was first flown on 9 January 1923, at Cuatro Vientos Airfield in Madrid.
The autogyro was invented by the Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva. This was to create an aircraft that could safely fly at slow speeds. The autogyro was first flown on 9 January 1923. This was at Cuatro Vientos Airfield in Madrid.