Pylon fairing streamlines Hummingbird kit helo
Vertical Aviation Technologies has given its four-place kit helicopter, the Hummingbird, a new look for 2007: a composite carbon-fiber upper fairing that e

Vertical Aviation Technologies has given its four-place kit helicopter, the Hummingbird, a new look for 2007: a composite carbon-fiber upper fairing that encloses the pylon structure.

Company president Brad Clark said he added the fairing to streamline the look of the helicopter and reduce drag, though he doesn’t expect the change to affect the aircraft’s speed or flight characteristics.