An autogyro comprising: - a frame; - one or more on-board sensors; - an unpowered main rotor configured to generate lift; - a forward propulsion system attached to the frame and configured to generate a horizontal thrust component (TH H) for propelling the autogyro forward during flight, wherein the forward propulsion system comprises at least one thrust-generating device; and - an enhanced landing control system connected to the forward propulsion system and comprising: at least one thrust steering control device configured to steer the thrust generated by the forward propulsion system such that the forward propulsion system generates a vertical thrust component (THv); wherein the at least one thrust steering control device comprises a driving unit coupled to a thrust-generating device for enabling the generation of a vertical thrust component (TH V) in order to reduce the vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing; and characterized it further comprises: a control unit configured to detect initiation of landing operations of the autogyro and, during landing operations: activate the at least one thrust steering control device to generate a vertical thrust component (THv); obtain one or more flight parameters measured by the one or more on-board sensors; compute, based on the measured flight parameters and considering at least one descent parameter including a target vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing, one or more thrust parameters that contribute to the direction and/or magnitude of the thrust vector TH (TH H, TH V) generated by the forward propulsion system; and control the at least one thrust steering control device and/or the forward propulsion system according to the one or more computed thrust parameters. - a frame; - one or more on-board sensors; - an unpowered main rotor configured to generate lift; - a forward propulsion system attached to the frame and configured to generate a horizontal thrust component (TH H) for propelling the autogyro forward during flight, wherein the forward propulsion system comprises at least one thrust-generating device; and - an enhanced landing control system connected to the forward propulsion system and comprising: at least one thrust steering control device configured to steer the thrust generated by the forward propulsion system such that the forward propulsion system generates a vertical thrust component (THv); wherein the at least one thrust steering control device comprises a driving unit coupled to a thrust-generating device for enabling the generation of a vertical thrust component (TH V) in order to reduce the vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing; and characterized it further comprises: a control unit configured to detect initiation of landing operations of the autogyro and, during landing operations: activate the at least one thrust steering control device to generate a vertical thrust component (THv); obtain one or more flight parameters measured by the one or more on-board sensors; compute, based on the measured flight parameters and considering at least one descent parameter including a target vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing, one or more thrust parameters that contribute to the direction and/or magnitude of the thrust vector TH (TH H, TH V) generated by the forward propulsion system; and control the at least one thrust steering control device and/or the forward propulsion system according to the one or more computed thrust parameters. at least one thrust steering control device configured to steer the thrust generated by the forward propulsion system such that the forward propulsion system generates a vertical thrust component (THv); wherein the at least one thrust steering control device comprises a driving unit coupled to a thrust-generating device for enabling the generation of a vertical thrust component (TH V) in order to reduce the vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing; and characterized it further comprises: a control unit configured to detect initiation of landing operations of the autogyro and, during landing operations: activate the at least one thrust steering control device to generate a vertical thrust component (THv); obtain one or more flight parameters measured by the one or more on-board sensors; compute, based on the measured flight parameters and considering at least one descent parameter including a target vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing, one or more thrust parameters that contribute to the direction and/or magnitude of the thrust vector TH (TH H, TH V) generated by the forward propulsion system; and control the at least one thrust steering control device and/or the forward propulsion system according to the one or more computed thrust parameters. activate the at least one thrust steering control device to generate a vertical thrust component (THv); obtain one or more flight parameters measured by the one or more on-board sensors; compute, based on the measured flight parameters and considering at least one descent parameter including a target vertical descent velocity of the autogyro during landing, one or more thrust parameters that contribute to the direction and/or magnitude of the thrust vector TH (TH H, TH V) generated by the forward propulsion system; and control the at least one thrust steering control device and/or the forward propulsion system according to the one or more computed thrust parameters.