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The Edgley Optica Observation Airplane
The Edgley Optica, a British observation aircraft, borrows design elements from fixed wing and helicopter designs. The cockpit resembles that of a standard helicopter and is mounted in front of a ducted-fan motor. It has fixed wings and twin booms, and a high-mounted tail. In 1974 John Edgley, then a post-graduate student at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, noticed a gap in the market for a low-cost observation airplane, and joined with...
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