Specifications (Rotodyne "Y")
Data from Fairey Aircraft since 1915
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 40 passengers
- Length: 58 ft 8 in (17.88 m)
- Wingspan: 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
- Height: 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m)
- Wing area: 475 sq ft (44.1 m2)
- Gross weight: 33,000 lb (14,969 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Napier Eland N.El.7 turboprops, 2,800 shp (2,100 kW) each
- Powerplant: 4 × rotor tip jet burning compressed air/fuel, 1,000 lbf (4.4 kN) thrust each
- Main rotor diameter: 4× 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
- Main rotor area: 6,362 sq ft (591.0 m2)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190.9 mph (307 km/h; 166 kn) (speed record)
- Cruise speed: 185 mph (161 kn; 298 km/h)
- Range: 450 mi (391 nmi; 724 km)
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