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 [[File:Popular Mechanics - 1928 11 - 747.png|center|500px|alt= Loening Amphibian, with Three-Bladed Propeller; the Same Type Ship Is Being Produced as an Air Yacht, with Comfortable Cabin

One of the Strangest Planes That Has Been Successfully Flown Is the Auto-Gyro, Invented by Spaniard and Produced in England; Instead of the Usual Wings, It Has Four, Revolving like the Blades of a Propeller; a Rope Is Wound around the Shaft and Pulled, to Start the Wings Turning Before the Plane Takes Off; Once in the Air, the Speed of the Plane Keeps Them Revolving; the Queer Ship Is Very Stable in the Air, and Can Descend Almost Vertically: at the Right Are the Three Engines and Part of the Metal Hull of England's Largest Flying Boat, the Short "Calcutta" Type ]] 