Fairey Rotodyne sets a speed record around a closed course
Monday, January 5, 1959
This is a Notable Record milestone.
Description:
The record was 307.22 km/hr around a 100km closed course (in FAI class E-2). The aircraft was piloted by Fairy Chief Test Pilot Ron Gellatly and Test Pilot John Morton. See FAI record ID#13216.
Source: FAI Rotorcraft Records portal
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