1:72 Fairey Rotodyne Vintage Classics Airfix Model Kit:A04002v £20.49
Description
Scale: 1:72
Number of Parts: 115
Dimensions(mm): Length 248 x Width 381
Skill Level: 2
Flying Hours: 1
Humbrol Paint Required: 11, 14, 22, 25, 27, 33, 34, 53, 56, 61, 64, 85
Additional Info
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.