Originally Posted by
treadigraph
Cierva Grasshopper last flew sometime in the early 70s I think. I recall seeing three separate airframes in a hangar/shed just west of Bristow's main hangar when I visited in early 1978, pretty sure the project was moribund by then.
The Cierva Grasshopper did indeed run out of money but there was only ever one complete airframe. They switched components between the first two and the third was only a ground testbed. All three ended up st the Helicopter Museum where the most complete one is on permanent display.....Anyway enough of the thread drift.....