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Fairey Rotodyne

By: Airfix

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Vintage Classics (1/72) (Airfix)

115 pcs.

MSRP old price: $32.99


Product Info

Title
Fairey Rotodyne
Publisher
Publish Year
2024
Dimensions
11x6.25x2.25"
NKG Part #
2148181517
MFG. Part #
AFXA04002V
Type
Scale Model

Description

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.

Models & Model Kits are supplied unpainted and unassembled unless otherwise noted.