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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harold F. Pitcairn canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aircraft manufacturer
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airmail entrepreneur ⓘ aviation pioneer ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Collier Trophy
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Daniel Guggenheim Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Pennsylvania
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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
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Pitcairn autogyros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Pitcairn family of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Pitcairn Aircraft Company
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Pitcairn Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heldPatentOn |
autogyro control systems
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autogyro rotor head improvements ⓘ |
| industry |
air transport
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aviation industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of American helicopter technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering safe low-speed aircraft operations
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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
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early commercial air transport in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
aircraft designer
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aviator ⓘ businessperson ⓘ |
| operated | airmail routes in the eastern United States ⓘ |
| owned |
Pitcairn Aircraft Company
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Pitcairn Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bryan, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAviationHistory |
advanced practical use of autogyros for civil aviation
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helped establish reliable airmail service ⓘ |
| significantProject |
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing
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Pitcairn PA-7 Mailwing NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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