Aviation concept more than a flight of fancy

摘要

Ahelicopter 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.rnWith more than 90 flights already under its belt, the article reported that the aircraft had already exceeded its manufacturer's expectations. "The Fairey company states that hovering and vertical climb performance of the aircraft have already exceeded predictions. It has lifted slightly more than its designed all-up weight of 33,0001b, achieved a vertical rate of climb 1,300ft per minute and a forward climb of 2,400ft per minute. In the autogyro condition speeds exceeding 150mph have already been achieved. Design cruising speed of the rotodyne is 185mph.'