| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NX70 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Autogiro Company of America AC-35 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Autogiro Company of America AC-35 |
| Aircraft Version: | Autogiro Company of America AC-35 |
| C/n (msn): | J-91 |
| Operator Titles: | United States Department of Commerce |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 8 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 83022 |
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With "Department of Commerce" badge on rear fuselage. On 2nd October 1936, test pilot James G. Ray landed the AC-35 in a downtown park in Washington DC where it went on display. Later that month the aircraft was converted to drivable configuration by folding back the rotor blades over the fuselage, the propeller disengaged, the tailwheel put in gear and the front wheels used for steering. Ray then drove it through Washington to much acclaim to be handed over to the Aeronautics Branch at the main entrance of the Commerce Building. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 September 2018, and has since been viewed 137 times. |