autogyro

No this cannot be right.
It is a bit difficult to come to terms with this aircraft, but everything point to a US design, not least the digits on the fuselage, although they don't fit any known registration I can locate. Also the clothes of the individual look more 'American' than British.

The Weir W.3 never carried any registration except W.3 on its side.
The Weir W.3 never had a covered cockpit.
The Weir W.3 never had a nose wheel
The side plates on the tail unit are too small to be a Weir design.

But then again, no idea what it is.....
Stig

This is the Riggs Gyro C, built by Arliss Riggs circa 1970. Registration N9163.

www.flickr.com/photos/191132267@N03/53728885930/in/datepo...

www.flickr.com/photos/191132267@N03/53728655593/in/datepo...
Here is a link to an official report about a crash that it had made: www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=57714&key=0

👍 One mystery solved
Thanks
Stig

Cierva C.8W in Washington DC 1929 Stig

A Cierva Autogiro was shipped over to Pitcairn in Philadelphia in Autumn 1928 www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200439... however this one wasn't registered until 1929 according to: www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&a...

Pitcairn Aviation was located in Horsham Township, PA - about 15 miles north of center city Philadelphia. The Pitcairn facility later became Willow Grove NAS and later Willow Grove Joint Reserve Base. The installation closed in 2011 and is most of its land is in the process of being transferred to local authorities.

Cierva C.19 autogyro