Fairey Rotodyne
Arguably one of the most visually spectacular products of the post-war British aviation industry, thanks to its jet powered main rotor tips which operated during vertical take-off and landing. The distinctive Fairey Rotodyne was a revolutionary large gyroplane which held great promise for worldwide inter-city medium air travel.
Undoubtedly one of the most spectacular products of the post-war British aviation industry, the distinctive Fairey Rotodyne was a revolutionary large compound gyroplane which held great promise for both worldwide inter-city medium air transportation, in addition to possessing numerous military applications during the late 1950s.
The impressive looking Rotodyne featured jet powered main rotor tips which operated during vertical take-off and landing, hovering and transitioning to forward flight, before a pair of Napier Eland turboprops were engaged for forward flight.
Despite successfully completing over 350 test flights, just a single prototype aircraft would be built, before the withdrawal of government funding tragically consigned the Fairey Rotodyne to the aviation history books.
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Tech Specs
- Item Length – Without Packaging (cm)24.83
- Item Height – Without Packaging (cm)9.39
- Item Width – Without Packaging (cm)19.69
- How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?112
- Item Scale1:72
- Contents (what’s in the box) sets: Plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals.
- Finish – Plastic
- Number of Scheme options – 1
- Skill Level – 2
- Flying Hours – 2
- Wingspan (mm) – 196