Scottish contributions to rotary wing flight

Cameron, D. and Thomson, D.G. (2008) Scottish contributions to rotary wing flight. In: AHS 64th Annual Forum, Montreal, Canada, April 29th - May 1st, 2008,

Abstract

This paper charts the history of rotorcraft development in Scotland. Beginning with the early efforts of Mumford to achieve rotor-borne flight, through the major technology advances of G and J Weir in the 30s and 40s up to present day activities. The paper shows that despite being a relatively small country, Scotland’s traditional expertise in engineering when applied to the development of rotorcraft,generated significant technological advances.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Keywords: Rotorcraft, history, Scotland
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Thomson, Dr Douglas
• Authors: Cameron, D., and Thomson, D.G.
• Subjects: T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
• Research Group: Dynamics
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of the AHS 64th Annual Forum
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with permission of the Vertical Flight Society