AUTOGIRO BOATS

This talk was intended for an audience of amateurs, and was kept as non-technical as possible. Those readers who want equations rather than photographs are on the wrong page.

(Actually, a companion page of equations might possibly be linked in later. Watch this space).

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Contents

1. Terminology
2. Advantages
3. History 1870-1933
4. History 1960-1970
5. History 1970-1980
6. History 1980-1995
7. Simplified Theory Part 1
8. Simplified Theory Part 2
9. Future
10. Discussion

Discussion

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