We explore the strange and ambitious story of the Fairey Rotodyne, a machine designed to combine the speed of an airplane ...

If a helicopter and an airplane had a little Einstein genius baby, that baby would be the Fairey Rotodyne, a passenger airliner that was said to be capable of vertical takeoff. It was supposed to be ...

When it comes to aviation curiosities, few machines captivate the imagination like the Fairey Rotodyne. This British hybrid aircraft was a daring attempt to combine helicopter and fixed-wing ...

A helicopter at take-off and an autogyro during forward flight, the Fairey Rotodyne was, reported The Engineer, an exciting development for both commercial and military aviation markets. With more ...

The first helicopter flew 80 years ago, although it's never caught on as a mass mode of transport. But there was one brave British attempt. Was it a helicopter? Was it a plane? The Fairey Rotodyne was ...

Discover the most unique and innovative helicopters ever created in this fascinating showcase. From experimental UAVs like the Kawasaki K-Racer and Airboxer HEF to record-breaking rotorcrafts such as ...

When it comes to aviation curiosities, few machines captivate the imagination like the Fairey Rotodyne. This British hybrid aircraft was a daring attempt to combine helicopter and fixed-wing ...

The problems outlined in your article on hybrid helicopters (16 October, p 20) have been solved several times during the history of flight. One notable British example was the Fairey Rotodyne, ...

And yet, the promise of Rotodyne was its cost-per-seat basis, estimated as low as $0.04/seat-mile in 1960 Click to expand... All well and good for 1960. But this isn't 1960. It's 2020 and it's not a ...

The first helicopter flew 80 years ago, although it's never caught on as a mass mode of transport. But there was one brave British attempt. Was it a helicopter? Was it a plane? The Fairey Rotodyne was ...