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==Legacy == Juan de la Cierva's work on rotor-wing dynamics made possible the modern helicopter, whose development as a practical means of flight had been prevented by a lack of understanding of these matters. The understanding that he established is applicable to all rotor-winged aircraft; though lacking true vertical flight capability, work on the autogyro forms the basis for helicopter analysis.<ref>Johnson, Wayne. ''Rotorcraft Aeromechanics'', p. 21. Cambridge University Press, 2013.</ref> De la Cierva's death in an aeroplane crash in December 1936 prevented him from fulfilling his recent decision to build a useful and reliable aircraft capable of true vertical flight for the Royal Navy, but it was his work on the autogyro that was used to achieve this goal. Technology developed for the autogyro was used in the development of the experimental [[Focke-Wulf Fw 61|Fw 61]] helicopter, which was flown in 1936 by Cierva Autogiro Company licensee [[Focke-Achgelis]]. His pioneering work also led to the development of a third type of [[rotorcraft]], the [[gyrodyne]], a concept of his former technical assistant and successor as chief technical officer of the Cierva Autogyro Company, Dr. [[James Allan Jamieson Bennett]]. In 1966, Juan de la Cierva was inducted into the [[International Aerospace Hall of Fame]] for his innovation in rotor blade technology, using them to generate lift and to control the aircraft's attitude with precision.<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. ''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1-57864-397-4}}.</ref> The [[Juan de la Cierva Scholarship|Juan de la Cierva scholarship]] from the Spanish [[Ministry of Science (Spain)|Ministry of Science]] is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOE-A-2004-2964 Orden CTE/351/2004, de 10 de febrero, por la que se establecen las bases y se hace p煤blica la convocatoria de concesi贸n de ayudas de los Programas Ram贸n y Cajal y Juan de la Cierva, en el marco del Programa Nacional de Potenciaci贸n de Recursos Humanos del Plan Nacional de Investigaci贸n Cient铆fica, Desarrollo e Innovaci贸n Tecnol贸gica 2004-2007. |url=https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2004-2964 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.boe.es}}</ref>
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