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.
Contents
Plastic model kit, instruction sheet, paint layout sheet and decals.
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
