Fairey Rotodyne

C/N f.9429

Built 1957 - Scrapped 1962





Helicopter Fairey Rotodyne Serial f.9429 Register XE521 used by Westland ,Fairey Aviation. Built 1957. Aircraft history and location





Aircraft History





XE521

united kingdom Fairey Aviation

built at Hayes, ff 6 Nov 1957. Project abandoned Feb 1962.
1959-06 A Allée Vertedeparted London Heathrow for Brussels Heliport, to collect Sabena executives, interested in operating the Rotodyne, and fly them to 23rd Paris Airshow at Le Bourget

united kingdom Westland

1961-03-03 B EGLW Noise trials Conducted noise assessment trials at Battersea with two standard approaches and take offs.

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1965 C EGTCSome significant parts acquired by Cranfield, still there by Mar 1975.
1976-03 D Shrivenham G I Airframe ex Cranfield
to RMCS Shrivenham by Mar 1976
1981 E EGFI Exhibit Some parts preserved at International Helicopter Museum, from .




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