Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne

The Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne was an experimental British rotorcraft that used single lifting rotor and a tractor propeller mounted on the tip of the starboard stub wing to provide both propulsion and anti-torque reaction.

Made by Fairey Aviation Company.

Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne is the predecessor of the Fairey Jet Gyrodyne.

Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Dr. J.A.J. Bennett
Length Alt
5.84 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
4800.0
Height Alt
3.07 m
Lists
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Max Speed Alt
122
Type Of Prop
9
Successor
Fairey Jet Gyrodyne
Max Speed Main
140 mph
Developed From
Cierva C.39 Gyrodyne 1936 design study
Capacity
Four to five passengers
Airfoil
NACA 23018
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
2177.0
Number Built
2
Crew
One
Retired
Cancelled 1949
Height Main
307.34000000000003
Span Alt
15.85 m
Plane Or Copter?
copter
Power Alt
391.0
Engine(prop)
Alvis Leonides
Manufacturer
Fairey Aviation Company
First Flight
4
National Origin
United Kingdom
Span Main
1584.96
Power Main
525 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
1633.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Fairey Jet Gyrodyne
Length Main
584.2
Similar Aircraft
*Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne*Piasecki 16H Pathfinder*SNCASO Farfadet*Eurocopter X3
Related
*Fairey Jet Gyrodyne*Fairey Rotodyne
Empty Weight Main
3592.0
Category
British experimental aircraft 1950-1959
Fairey aircraft
Gyrodynes
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
VTOL aircraft

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