Fairey Rotodyne Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

6 November 1957

Rotodyne:

1 - Fairey

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Rotodyne

Type:

Transport compound helicopter

Rotor System:

Four blade main rotor driven by air jets at tips supplied by air from main engines. No tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal, square section fuselage with short wings mounted at top to relieve load on rotor during forward flight

Tail Unit:

Tailplane mounted at top of fuselage with twin fins at tip. Fin above tailpane can fold down

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Nose wheel retracts forward into fuselage. Main wheels retract rearward into engine nacelles

Power Plant:

Two 2,800 hp Napier Eland NEL7 turboprop engines mounted under wing

Accommodation:

Enclosed cockpit for crew in nose with cabin behind for about 40 passengers

Rotor Diameter:

90 ft

Length:

58 ft 8 in

Height:

22 ft 2 in

Loaded:

33,000 lb

Cruising Speed:

185 mph

Range:

450 miles

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