FUGHT, 16 January 1959
Many of those responsible for achieving and observing the Rotodyne's 100 km closed-circuit speed
record are in the groups above and below. Above, from left to right, are Dr. G. S. Hi slop, Fairey's chief
engineer (aircraft); John Morton, Rotodyne co-pilot; Ron Gellatly, pilot; G. W. Hall, chairman and
managing director; Peter Twiss, chief test pilot; C. H. Chichester Smith, director; F. Parker, engineering
manager; and Gordon Slade, superintendent of flying. The cheerful group of Fairey personnel and
Royal Aero Club observers, below, includes Hubert Broad, R.Ae.C. (extreme left); Maurice Imray, also
R.Ae.C (second from right); and, in front of him, A. Stepan, head of the Fairey propulsion group.
The views of the Rotodyne in flight clearly show the new vertical position of the upper fins. They are
hydraulically hinged down during take-off and landing to afford maximum clearance for the rotor
O p e r a t i o n a l I m p l i c a t i o n s of the F a i r e y V T O A i r l i n e r ' s N o t a b l e A c h i e v e m e n t