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"Giant Step" as Avian 2-180 Lands at Plant Getting Closer To Production The 'third bird' tame home to roost Friday -- temporarily. The "third bird" is the third Avian prototype 2-180, an experimental gyroplane that presents a new concept in flight using an old theory. It has the body of a stubby wingless, aeroplane, but resembles a helicopter because of the rotor blades which keep it aloft. Forward propulsion comes from a rear mounted air screw. The Avian was born in Georgetown's Avian Aircraft plant on Armstrong Ave. which sprung up following the Avro Arrow cancellation and resulting shutdown. It attracted immediate interest from all over the continent. The military saw it as potentially valuable in their field. The manufacturers plugged it as ideal as a private plane. Today, after three of the experimental craft have rolled out of the hangar doors at the rear of the plant, and with a fourth taking shape, inquiries are still reaching the firm's office. With each day of testing and re-testing the Avian is getting closer and closer to getting the rubber stamp from the Department of Transport which would mean setting up of an assembly line and mass production. Friday's hop from the Waterloo - Wellington airport to the home base was a giant step in that direction The Avian Aircraft staff couldn't disguise their jubilation when their 'baby' came into view at about five minutes to two -- a grey speck high over the Delrex Market Centre. For them, and their families, it. was a sight they had been waiting to witness for a long time. When it finally touched down into the mud behind the factory after circling the area several times some of the employees rushed out to push and pull it the remaining few yds. onto the asphalt Their cohorts, hands jammed in their overcoat pockets, and collars turned up for protection from the biting March wind, closed in on the gold bird smiling and joking nervously THE HERALD, 14 March, 1963 Avian Aircraft Ltd. of Georgetown was founded by former employees of Avro Arrow. It operated here from 1959 until 1968.