The Pitcairn PAA-1 was an autogyro developed in the United States in the early 1930s.Taylor 1989, p.734 Of similar configuration to Pitcairn's earlier machines, the PAA-1 had an airplane-like fuselage with two open cockpits in tandem and a tractor-mounted engine in the nose.The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2739 It was also equipped with small wings, which carried control surfaces, rather than using the rotor for flight control. It was a smaller and lighter machine than its predecessors and was designed specifically with private pilots in mind.
Variants PAA-1 - main production version with Kinner B-5 engine PA-20 - improved version with Kinner R-5 engine PA-24 - version with twin tails and Kinner R-5 engine, modified from existing PAA-1s and PA-20s
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"Will Autogiro Banish Present Plane?", March 1931, pg 28