Cierva C.8

C.8
The Cierva C.8 in flight
General information
Typeexperimental autogyro
ManufacturerCierva
Designer
Number built6
History
First flight1926

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.