If a helicopter and an airplane had a little Einstein genius baby, that baby would be the Fairey Rotodyne, a passenger airliner that was said to be capable of vertical takeoff. It was supposed to be ...

Discover the most unique and innovative helicopters ever created in this fascinating showcase. From experimental UAVs like the Kawasaki K-Racer and Airboxer HEF to record-breaking rotorcrafts such as ...

A helicopter at take-off and an autogyro during forward flight, the Fairey Rotodyne was, reported The Engineer, an exciting development for both commercial and military aviation markets. With more ...

The Fairey Rotodyne looked nothing like a normal aircraft. With a bulky fuselage, stubby wings, and rotor blades the length of a tennis court, it fused helicopter, airliner, and bus into one machine.

The first helicopter flew 80 years ago, although it's never caught on as a mass mode of transport. But there was one brave British attempt. Was it a helicopter? Was it a plane? The Fairey Rotodyne was ...

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 ...

Bacon and eggs, chocolate and peanut butter, salt and pepper; some things just go together. You’d think that a mashup of an airplane and a helicopter would be great, right? The Fairey Rotodyne was ...

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 ...

The problems outlined in your article on hybrid helicopters (16 October, p 20) have been solved several times during the history of flight. One notable British example was the Fairey Rotodyne, ...

Lt-Cdr Johnny Morton was a Naval fighter pilot who turned post-war to testing helicopters – from the very large to the very small Lt-Cdr Johnny Morton, who has died aged 88, was a wartime naval ...

The first helicopter flew 80 years ago, although it's never caught on as a mass mode of transport. But there was one brave British attempt. Was it a helicopter? Was it a plane? The Fairey Rotodyne was ...