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Fairey Rotodyne

Author : David Gibbings

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 24,55 MB

Release : 2011-11-08

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 0752475584

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The Fairey Rotodyne was a large British compound helicopter designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company and intended for commercial and military applications. It was considered to be one of the iconic aviation projects of the 1950s/60s and a bright future was planned for the aircraft. Widely accepted to be a revolutionary design, it was economically viable, fast and capable of vertical take-off and landing from city centre heliports. However, despite the proven feasibility of this bold concept, the Rotodyne project was terminated in 1962 due to escalating development costs and unresolved technical issues. This book seeks to fill a gap in aviation literature on the history of the Rotodyne, an aircraft ahead of its time. Winner of Hampshire Libraries Special Collections Award 2010.



Fairey Rotodyne

Author : David Gibbings

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 42,52 MB

Release : 2011-11-08

Category : History

ISBN : 0752475584

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Book Description

The Fairey Rotodyne was a large British compound helicopter designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company and intended for commercial and military applications. It was considered to be one of the iconic aviation projects of the 1950s/60s and a bright future was planned for the aircraft. Widely accepted to be a revolutionary design, it was economically viable, fast and capable of vertical take-off and landing from city centre heliports. However, despite the proven feasibility of this bold concept, the Rotodyne project was terminated in 1962 due to escalating development costs and unresolved technical issues. This book seeks to fill a gap in aviation literature on the history of the Rotodyne, an aircraft ahead of its time. Winner of Hampshire Libraries Special Collections Award 2010.



Aircraft

Author : Fouad Sabry

Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 33,18 MB

Release : 2024-06-18

Category : Political Science

ISBN :

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What is Aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, in a few cases, direct downward thrust from its engines. Common examples of aircraft include airplanes, helicopters, airships, gliders, paramotors, and hot air balloons. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Aircraft Chapter 2: VTOL Chapter 3: Wing Chapter 4: Unpowered aircraft Chapter 5: Fixed-wing aircraft Chapter 6: Flight Chapter 7: History of aviation Chapter 8: Ducted fan Chapter 9: List of experimental aircraft Chapter 10: Airplane (II) Answering the public top questions about aircraft. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Aircraft.



Westland and the British Helicopter Industry, 1945-1960

Author : Matthew R.H. Uttley

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 287 pages

File Size : 35,57 MB

Release : 2014-05-22

Category : History

ISBN : 1135282455

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This study explains how Westland dominated British helicopter production and why government funding and support failed to generate competitive "all-British" alternatives. In doing so, the book evaluates broader historiographic assumptions about the purported "failure" of british aircraft procurement during the early post-war period and considers the scope and limitations of licensed production as a government-mandated procurement strategy.



Helicopter Aerodynamics Volume I

Author : Ray Prouty

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 594 pages

File Size : 46,70 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Science

ISBN : 0557089913

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This is a collection of Ray Prouty's columns from Rotor and Wing magazine from 1979 to 1992.



Flying Car

Author : Fouad Sabry

Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable

Page : 333 pages

File Size : 12,73 MB

Release : 2022-10-25

Category : Transportation

ISBN :

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What Is Flying Car A flying car, also known as a roadable aircraft, is a kind of vehicle that is capable of performing the duties of both a standard automobile and an airplane. In the context of this article, this refers to automobiles that may also be used on the road in the manner of motorbikes. There are occasions when hovercars are also included when people talk about flying cars. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Flying car Chapter 2: Aircraft Chapter 3: VTOL Chapter 4: Autogyro Chapter 5: CarterCopter Chapter 6: Tip jet Chapter 7: Gyrodyne Chapter 8: Rotorcraft Chapter 9: Personal air vehicle Chapter 10: Carter PAV Chapter 11: Terrafugia Transition Chapter 12: VTOL X-Plane Chapter 13: AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil Chapter 14: Terrafugia TF-X Chapter 15: Krossblade Aerospace Systems Chapter 16: Lilium Jet Chapter 17: Airbus A^3 Vahana Chapter 18: Volocopter 2X Chapter 19: Beta Technologies Chapter 20: Boeing Passenger Air Vehicle Chapter 21: Klein Vision AirCar (II) Answering the public top questions about flying car. (III) Real world examples for the usage of flying car in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of flying car' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of flying car.



A View from the Wings

Author : Colin Cruddas

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 36,42 MB

Release : 2012-10-01

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 0752490753

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Many books have been produced which detail the lives and thoughts of famous individuals. A View from the Wings is unique, recalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part. This experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry both in the UK and overseas such as the US and South Africa. Mixed with events of a more personal nature often coated with whimsical humour, the author has evocatively captured the rise and demise of Britain's aircraft industry in the post-war period. In setting out to be non-technical, A View from the Wings will appeal to those whose memories embrace the sound barrier-breaking years and the leap of faith and technology that saw Concorde defeat the Americans in the race to produce a practical supersonic airliner. All too often political procurement and technical failures have made for dramatic headlines and these too are subjected to much critical comments. Think of the critically acclaimed Empire of the Clouds (Faber and Faber, 2010), but instead of a boyhood observer, the author was an active part of the British aviation industry in its former prime and eventual implosion.



Air Corps News Letter

Author :

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Page : 904 pages

File Size : 11,69 MB

Release : 1961

Category : Aeronautics

ISBN :

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Flying to the Edge

Author : Matthew Willis

Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited

Page : 227 pages

File Size : 10,44 MB

Release : 2017-11-15

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 1445664429

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The first full story of one of Britain's leading test pilots Duncan Menzies, charting his career from Scottish sheep farm through flying the frontier in Egypt and Sudan.





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