Cierva C.8
| C.8 | |
|---|---|
|   The Cierva C.8 in flight  | |
| General information | |
| Type | experimental autogyro | 
| Manufacturer | Cierva | 
| Designer | |
| Number built | 6 | 
| History | |
| First flight | 1926 | 
The Cierva C.8 is an experimental autogyro built by Juan de la Cierva in England in 1926 in association with Avro. Like Cierva's earlier autogyros, the C.8s were based on existing fixed-wing aircraft fuselages – in this case, the Avro 552.