Amongst these, Fairey had also chosen to submit its designs and to participate to meet the requirement; according to aviation author Derek Wood: "one design, particularly, seemed to show promise and this was the Fairey Rotordyne". [6]

Nov 17, 2023 · British European Airways was not the only airline interested in the Rotodyne. The Royal Air Force (RAF) ordered twelve transport versions on the condition that the aircraft met all requirements. Another airline that operated helicopters, New York Airways, signed a letter of intent for five of the Rotodynes with an option for 15 more. Japan Airlines was also heavily interested in the aircraft ...

Jun 12, 2006 · What does an aircraft company do when military contracts dry up? Just as some companies are asking themselves that question in today’s post­Cold War economy, the Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd., asked itself the question at the end of World War II after having been a major producer of British carrier-based aircraft since World War I. Fairey’s answer was to reinvent the helicopter and ...

Aug 4, 2017 · Evolutionary Revolutionary Rotodyne. The Fairey Rotodyne still holds the world speed record for convertiplanes. It was a superb aircraft, with enormous potential. At one stage the order book was overflowing, but the project was killed off …

Feb 16, 2020 · The Fairey Rotodyne, the vertical takeoff and landing airliner time forgot "I thought it was this forgotten branch of aviation—and it never really had its chance."

Feb 12, 2016 · Helipads could not be placed nearer business centres "for noise reasons or because of the high cost of land", the magazine said. In February 1962, UK aviation minister Peter Thorneycroft announced ...

The Rotodyne was a large compound helicopter, designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1950s. It was a bold concept, taking the form of a 53,000lb, 65 seat, VTOL airliner, capable of operating from city centre heliports, which could also be constructed as an even heavier military transport.

Nov 8, 2023 · Amongst these, Fairey had also chosen to submit its designs and to participate to meet the requirement; according to aviation author Derek Wood: "one design, particularly, seemed to show promise and this was the Fairey Rotordyne". Fairey had produced multiple arrangements and configurations for the aircraft, typically varying in the powerplants ...

Fairey / Westland Rotodyne convertiplane. The Fairey Rotodyne was a compound helicopter of unprecedented size at the time of it's first flight on 6 Nov. 1957, having originally been ordered by the then British Ministry of Supply, later the ministry of Aviation, in August of 1953.

Dec 14, 2020 · The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950’s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military uses.