FB-1 Gyrodyne | |
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General information | |
Type | Gyrodyne |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Fairey |
Designer | Dr. J.A.J. Bennett |
Number built | 2 |
History | |
First flight | 4 December 1947 |
Retired | Cancelled 1949 |
Variants | Fairey Jet Gyrodyne |
The Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne is an experimental British rotorcraft that used single lifting rotor and a tractor propeller mounted on the tip of the starboard stub wing to provide both propulsion and anti-torque reaction.