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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 0226.PDF
FUGHT, 16 January 1959 Many of those responsible for achieving and observing the Rotodyne's 100 km closed-circuit speed record are in the groups above and below. Above, from left to right, are Dr. G. S. Hi slop, Fairey's chief engineer (aircraft); John Morton, Rotodyne co-pilot; Ron Gellatly, pilot; G. W. Hall, chairman and managing director; Peter Twiss, chief test pilot; C. H. Chichester Smith, director; F. Parker, engineering manager; and Gordon Slade, superintendent of flying. The cheerful group of Fairey personnel and Royal Aero Club observers, below, includes Hubert Broad, R.Ae.C. (extreme left); Maurice Imray, also R.Ae.C (second from right); and, in front of him, A. Stepan, head of the Fairey propulsion group. The views of the Rotodyne in flight clearly show the new vertical position of the upper fins. They are hydraulically hinged down during take-off and landing to afford maximum clearance for the rotor Operational Implications of the Fairey VTO Airliner's Notable Achievement
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