https://www.inventionandtech.com/ en https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/getafe-airfield <span>Getafe Airfield</span> <div class="field field--name-field-image-site-img field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/landmark_node_/public/landmarks/images/Getafe_Airfield.jpg?itok=-S8GTG4Q" width="250" height="166" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <span><span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype=""> (not verified)</span></span> <span>Wed, 07/25/2012 - 03:39</span> <div class="field field--name-field-society field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Society</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/society/aiaa" hreflang="en">AIAA</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-main-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Main Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/main-category/aerospace-aviation" hreflang="en">Aerospace &amp; Aviation</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sub-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Sub Category</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/subcategory/aviation" hreflang="en">Aviation</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-era field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Era</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/period/1910-1919" hreflang="en">1910-1919</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-created field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Date Created</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/date-created/1911" hreflang="en">1911</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-location-country field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Location Country</div> <div class="field__item">us</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-coordinates field--type-geolocation field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Coordinates</div> <div class="field__item"><span typeof="Place"> <span property="geo" typeof="GeoCoordinates"> <meta property="latitude" content="40.295833"> <meta property="longitude" content="-3.725"> </span> <span class="geolocation-latlng">40.295833, -3.725</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-address1 field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Address1</div> <div class="field__item"> Air Base</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-address2 field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Address2</div> <div class="field__item">Vereda de San Marcos</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-city field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">City</div> <div class="field__item">Getafe</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-country field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Country</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/country/spain" hreflang="en">Spain</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-zip field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Zip</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/zip/28906" hreflang="en">28906</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-website field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Website</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.aiaa.org/uploadedFiles/About_AIAA/News_Room/GetafeHistoricSitePR.pdf">https://www.aiaa.org/uploadedFiles/About_AIAA/News_Room/GetafeHistoricSitePR.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-creator field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Creator</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/inventor/de-la-cierva-juan" hreflang="en">de la Cierva, Juan </a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Getafe Airfield was the site of the world’s first successful rotorcraft flight, on January 17, 1923. Lieutenant Alejandro Gómez Spencer piloted a C.4 Autogiro designed and built by Juan de la Cierva, who tested a series of autogiros between 1920 and 1924 at the Getafe site. Cierva’s autogiros introduced important technologies and flight techniques that led to the development of helicopters and other rotary wing aircraft. Getafe Air Base, established in 1911, now houses several training and transport units of the Spanish Air Force, as well as two aerospace manufacturing plants.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-landmark-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/getafe" hreflang="en">Getafe</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/flight-0" hreflang="en">Flight</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/helicopter-0" hreflang="en">Helicopter</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/air-force-0" hreflang="en">Air Force</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/airfield-0" hreflang="en">Airfield</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/air-base-0" hreflang="en">Air Base</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/rotorcraft-0" hreflang="en">Rotorcraft</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/cierva-0" hreflang="en">Cierva</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/spencer-0" hreflang="en">Spencer</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/rotary-0" hreflang="en">Rotary</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/keyword/civil-aviation-0" hreflang="en">Civil Aviation</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-credit field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Image Credit</div> <div class="field__item">Courtesy Flickr/Jumbero (CC BY-SA 2.0)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Image Caption</div> <div class="field__item">Getafe Airfield</div> </div> Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:39:21 +0000 Anonymous 80217 at https://www.inventionandtech.com