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    The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military uses. A development...
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    H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1974. ISBN 0-87021-208-7. Winchester, Jim, ed. "Fairey Rotodyne." Concept...
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    was constructed to provide rotor drive and operational data for the Fairey Rotodyne compound gyroplane. The Jet Gyrodyne is on display at the Museum of...
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    The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air...
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    vertical to horizontal flight in March 1955. This led to the prototype Fairey Rotodyne, which was developed to combine the efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft...
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  • late 1930s and World War II was the Swordfish. In 1957, the prototype Fairey Rotodyne vertical takeoff airliner was built at Hayes. After the merger with...
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    The firm shelved the project, choosing to concentrate on the larger Fairey Rotodyne instead, which shared some design features. During the early 1950s...
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    rotorcraft, referred to the BEA Bus, Fairey set about developing the Fairey Rotodyne. On 6 November 1957, the Rotodyne prototype performed its maiden flight...
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    The Fairey Battle is a British single-engine light bomber that was designed and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Company. It was developed during the...
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    The Fairey Albacore is a single-engine biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It was primarily...
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