Broccoli immediately said, ‘Get it to Japan’. “I disappeared in a cloud of dust and everyone waited for me to crash. Ken recalled: “I was asked to demonstrate it to him at Pinewood Studios. In 1966 Ken’s autogyro came to the attention of EON Productions and Bond boss Cubby Broccoli. He set a world speed record of 129.1mph at the age of 89. He later became the oldest pilot to set a world record when, aged 81, he “accidentally” achieved the fastest climb to 3,000ft, in seven minutes 20 seconds. “I’d have gone further, but we ran out of land” he said. He used them to set 34 world records, including the longest flight in an autogyro when he flew the length of the British Isles. In the 1960s he left the service to concentrate on building his “harem” of autogyros (like little helicopters but with unpowered rotors that use airflow to generate lift.)
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