Vintage Classics: Fairey Rotodyne
Item Number:
AIR04002V
AIR04002V
Manufacturer
AIRFIX
AIRFIX
Scale:
1:72
1:72
26.50 €
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The distinctive Fairey Rotodyne was undoubtedly one of the most spectacular products of the British post-war aviation industry.
It was a revolutionary large composite gyrocopter that showed promise for both global intercity aviation and numerous military applications in the late 1950s.
The impressive-looking Rotodyne featured jet-powered main rotor tips that were used during vertical takeoff and landing, hovering and transitioning to forward flight, before a pair of Napier Eland turboprops were switched on for forward flight.
Despite successfully completing over 350 test flights, only a single prototype was built before withdrawal of government funding tragically consigned the Fairey Rotodyne to the aviation history books.
Plastic model kit
Scale 1:72
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
It was a revolutionary large composite gyrocopter that showed promise for both global intercity aviation and numerous military applications in the late 1950s.
The impressive-looking Rotodyne featured jet-powered main rotor tips that were used during vertical takeoff and landing, hovering and transitioning to forward flight, before a pair of Napier Eland turboprops were switched on for forward flight.
Despite successfully completing over 350 test flights, only a single prototype was built before withdrawal of government funding tragically consigned the Fairey Rotodyne to the aviation history books.
Plastic model kit
Scale 1:72
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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