▁Arm ada ▁also ▁pointed ▁out ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁new est ▁vessels ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁carry ▁plan es . ▁The ▁se ap lane ▁car rier ▁, ▁although ▁it ▁had ▁very ▁useful ▁and ▁efficient ▁aircraft - rep air ▁work sh ops ▁on ▁it , ▁was ▁a ▁slow ▁and ▁old ▁ste amer ▁that ▁could ▁not ▁last ▁much ▁longer , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Francisco ▁Mor eno . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁av iation ▁history ▁was ▁made ▁when ▁Juan ▁de ▁la ▁C ier va , ▁the ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁aut ogy ro , ▁performed ▁a ▁perfect ▁landing ▁onto ▁D éd alo ▁with ▁a ▁model ▁C . ▁ 3 0 ▁aut ogy ro ▁registered ▁G - AC IO , ▁near ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Val encia ; ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁later ▁it ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁her ▁deck , ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁run ▁of ▁just ▁ 2 4 ▁metres . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁rot or craft ▁to ▁take ▁off ▁and ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁deck ▁of ▁a ▁ship . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁ ▁heavy ▁cru is ers ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁construction ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁to ▁carry ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁se ap lane , ▁but ▁no ▁decision ▁had ▁been ▁yet ▁made ▁concerning ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁aircraft ▁cat ap ult ▁or ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁plane ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁carried . ▁Finally ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁Navy ▁contact ed ▁Haw ker ▁A ircraft ▁regarding ▁the