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115:Volkswagen flat-four motor car engine
380:1970s British civil utility aircraft
360:Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft
240:1,000.6 ft/min (5.083 m/s)
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385:Single-engined pusher autogyros
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327:Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1975).
308:"English sale of new gyroplane"
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178:Volkswagen air cooled engine
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283:List of autogyro models
137:General characteristics
362:(Part Work 1982-1985)
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224:Never exceed speed
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