The Fairey Rotodyne was a valiant but doomed attempt to develop a high speed civilian passenger VTOL. Decades ago, the British Airfix plastic model kit company released a decent model of it, but it has been unavailable for a good long while. They’re bringing it back out.
2 responses to “Airfix “Rotodyne” kit coming back”
I remember seeing them on sale in the 90s.
It’s kind of sad that all Airfix and similar companies can do is keep reissuing old kits, as there haven’t been many aircraft (and ships) developed since the end of the cold war, the F35 is the only new one mentioned.
I wish Heller would release and the 1930’s aircraft kits they had. Not dissing the Rotodyne, it was a favorite of mine also.