The Kamov Ka-22 Vintokryl was a rotorcraft developed by Kamov for the Soviet Air Force. The experimental transport aircraft combined the capabilities of a helicopter for vertical take-off and landing
A gyrodyne is a type of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system that needs to be driven by its engine only for takeoff and landing, and includes one or more conventional propeller or jet eng
Kamov Ka-22
…Ka-22 General information Type Transport Gyrodyne National origin Soviet Union Manufacturer Kamov Designer Vladimir Barshevsky Number built 4 History First flight 15 August 1959 Retired 12 August 1964…
A Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne
The Fairey Rotodyne Y in 1959
Image of baseline GBA-DARPA Heliplane concept, showing its free-spinning rotor, which is fitted with integral tipjets, fed with bypass air from two Williams gas-turbine propulsion engines.