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Amelia Earhart in a Pitcairn PCA-2:
Harold Pitcairn developed a line of Cierva-licensed Autogiros in the United States. They were popular sights at aeronautical events throughout the 1930s. Amelia Earhart set an altitude record in this Pitcairn PCA-2 and flew another coast-to-coast in 1931. The PCA-2 cost $15,000 at the height of the Great Depression -- 30 times more than a typical new car. |