Harold F. Pitcairn

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Harold F. Pitcairn was an American aviation pioneer and industrialist known for his work in early commercial air transport and the development of autogyros.

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instanceOf aircraft manufacturer
airmail entrepreneur
aviation pioneer
human
industrialist
awardReceived Collier Trophy NERFINISHED
Daniel Guggenheim Medal NERFINISHED
basedIn Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Philadelphia region NERFINISHED
burialPlace Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
businessPartner Juan de la Cierva NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1897-06-20
dateOfDeath 1960-04-23
developed Pitcairn Mailwing aircraft series NERFINISHED
Pitcairn autogyros NERFINISHED
familyBackground Pitcairn family of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
founded Pitcairn Aircraft Company NERFINISHED
Pitcairn Aviation NERFINISHED
gender male
heldPatentOn autogyro control systems
autogyro rotor head improvements
industry air transport
aviation industry
influenced development of American helicopter technology
knownFor pioneering safe low-speed aircraft operations
promoting rotary-wing flight in the United States
languageSpoken English
licensedTechnology Cierva autogyro patents
licensedTechnologyFrom Juan de la Cierva NERFINISHED
notableFor development of autogyros in the United States
early commercial air transport in the United States
occupation aircraft designer
aviator
businessperson
operated airmail routes in the eastern United States
owned Pitcairn Aircraft Company NERFINISHED
Pitcairn Aviation NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bryan, Ohio NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
roleInAviationHistory advanced practical use of autogyros for civil aviation
helped establish reliable airmail service
significantProject Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing NERFINISHED
Pitcairn PA-7 Mailwing NERFINISHED
Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro NERFINISHED

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Transcontinental Air Transport foundedBy Harold F. Pitcairn