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__NOTOC__ The Pitcairn PAA-1 was an autogyro developed in the United States in the early 1930s.〔Taylor 1989, p.734〕 Of similar configuration to Pitcairn's earlier machines, the PAA-1 had an airplane-like fuselage with two open cockpits in tandem and a tractor-mounted engine in the nose.〔''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'', p.2739〕 It was also equipped with small wings, which carried control surfaces, rather than using the rotor for flight control.〔 It was a smaller and lighter machine than its predecessors and was designed specifically with private pilots in mind.〔〔 ==Variants== * PAA-1 - main production version with Kinner B-5 engine〔 * PA-20 - improved version with Kinner R-5 engine〔 * PA-24 - version with twin tails and Kinner R-5 engine, modified from existing PAA-1s and PA-20s〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pitcairn PAA-1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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