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Rotodyne|ˈrəʊtəʊdaɪn| Also Rotadyne |ˈrəʊtə-|. [f. roto- + -dyne.] A proprietary name of an aircraft equipped with rotors, capable of vertical take-off and rapid flight.
1949Trade Marks Jrnl. 17 Aug. 727/1 Rotadyne 676,644. Rotary wing aircraft. The Fairey Aviation Company Limited,..Hayes, Middlesex. Ibid., Rotodyne 676,645... To be associated with No. 676,644. 1958Times 9 Nov. 4/4 The..Rotodyne, the world's first vertical take-off and landing airliner. 1959[see assault n. 8]. 1959[see convertiplane]. |