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    The Fairey Jet Gyrodyne is a British experimental compound gyroplane built by the Fairey Aviation Company that incorporated helicopter, gyrodyne and autogyro...
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    development of the earlier Fairey Jet Gyrodyne, which had established a world helicopter speed record, the Rotodyne featured a tip-jet-powered rotor that burned...
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    flight. The Jet Gyrodyne flew in 1954, and made a true transition from vertical to horizontal flight in March 1955. This led to the prototype Fairey Rotodyne...
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    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...
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  • Fairey Gyrodyne can refer to: Fairey Jet Gyrodyne Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fairey Gyrodyne...
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  • (1954) Fairey Jet Gyrodyne – compound gyroplane (1954) Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter (1955) Fairey Rotodyne – autogyro/compound helicopter (1957) Fairey Gannet...
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    VTOL (redirect from Jump Jet)
    forward thrust. Starting with the Fairey Gyrodyne, this type of aircraft later evolved into the much larger twin-engined Fairey Rotodyne, that used tipjets...
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    developing the Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne in accordance with Specification E.16/47. The second FB-1 was modified to investigate a tip-jet driven rotor coupled...
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    side-by-side jet trainer ever built, and a Fairey Jet Gyrodyne — a composite helicopter and autogyro, or gyrodyne. Other exhibits include: A Fairey Gannet carrier-borne...
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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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    The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both...
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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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  • lift jets) DuPont Aerospace DP-1 (vectored thrust) EWR VJ 101 (tiltjets and lift jets) Fairey Gyrodyne (gyrodyne) Fairey Jet Gyrodyne (gyrodyne) Fairey Rotodyne...
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    burned. Such methods had already been flight tested on the Fairey Jet Gyrodyne, and Fairey decided that the technique would be suitable for a compact...
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    research aircraft Fairey Delta 2 – Delta-wing research aircraft Fairey Jet GyrodyneJet-powered rotor technology demonstrator Folland Fo.108 – Engine...
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    The Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally produced in Britain for the RAF, but continued...
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    The Fairey Fulmar is a British carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft/fighter aircraft which was developed and manufactured by aircraft company Fairey Aviation...
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    The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag"...
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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 Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company. It was developed...
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    The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation. It was the first aircraft of this type operated...
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    be produced by Fairey as an independent manufacturer. The Fairey Delta 2 was the first jet aircraft to exceed 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h) in level...
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    of comparable role, configuration, and era Hiller YH-32 Hornet Fairey Jet Gyrodyne Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter NHI H-3 Kolibrie Related lists List of...
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    The Fairey Spearfish was a British carrier-based, single-engined, torpedo bomber/dive bomber that was ordered from Fairey Aviation for the Fleet Air Arm...
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    The Fairey Gannet AEW.3 is a variant of the Fairey Gannet anti-submarine warfare aircraft intended to be used in the airborne early warning (AEW) role...
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    The Fairey Gordon was a British light bomber (2-seat day bomber) and utility aircraft of the 1930s. The Gordon was a conventional two-bay fabric-covered...
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    flight so that the tip jets could be shut down while the rotor autorotated. The experimental Fairey Jet Gyrodyne, 48-seat Fairey Rotodyne passenger prototypes...
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    Rotorcraft (section Gyrodyne)
    lift throughout the entire flight, such as helicopters, autogyros, and gyrodynes. Compound rotorcraft augment the rotor with additional thrust engines...
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    The Fairey Delta 1 (FD1) was a research aircraft developed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It holds the distinction of...
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    The Fairey Seafox was a 1930s British reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Fairey for the Fleet Air Arm. It was designed to be catapulted from...
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