Jet Gyrodyne | |
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Role | Experimental gyrodyne |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Fairey Aviation |
First flight | January 1954 (free flight) 1 March 1955 (transition flight) |
Retired | 1961 |
Status | Retired |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne |
Variants | Fairey Rotodyne |
The Fairey Jet Gyrodyne is a British experimental compound gyroplane built by the Fairey Aviation Company that incorporated helicopter, gyrodyne and autogyro characteristics. The Jet Gyrodyne was the subject of a Ministry of Supply (MoS) research contract to gather data for the follow-up design, the Rotodyne.