Airfix 04002V Fairey Rotodyne - New

Part of the vintage classics range of Airfix kits.  Boxes feature original paintings by an impressive range of artists.  Re-introduction

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.

It featured jet powered main rotor tips which operated during vertical take-off and landing, hovering and transition 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 would be built before withdrawal of government funding consigned the Fairey Rotodyne to the aviation history books.