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

In the late 1950s, the Fairey Rotodyne promised to change aviation forever. Combining the vertical takeoff ability of a helicopter with the speed and range of a turboprop plane, it was envisioned as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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