It looked like a helicopter–airplane hybrid, but the Fairey Rotodyne was something entirely new. With vertical takeoff, jet-powered rotor tips, and room for 75 passengers, it promised to revolutionize ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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