RotorWay International
| RotorWay International | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1961 |
| Seat | Chandler (Arizona) , United States |
| management | CEO Grant Norwitz |
| Branch | Aircraft construction , helicopters |
| Website | www.rotorway.com |
RotorWay International is a kit - Helicopter maker based at Stellar Airpark ( FAA ID : P19) in Chandler (Arizona) in the US state of Arizona in the United States .
history
The company was founded in 1961 by Buford J.Schramm under the name Rotorway Aircraft , renamed RotorWay International in 1990 and bought up by a group of investors in 2007.
Products
Kit helicopters are developed that can be assembled by the buyer. The construction time is specified between 200 hours and 1000 hours. Around half of the 2,400 helicopters sold to date are in flight. The new price in 2010 was 100,000 USD / 69,000 EUR. All critical assemblies such as the engine, rotor head , gearbox , drive trains and rotor blades are manufactured in the RotorWay factory.
Current types
- RotorWay Eagle 300T (currently in flight testing)
- RotorWay Exec 162F since 1994
- RotorWay A600 Talon since 2007
Types that are no longer in production
- 1961 Javelin
- 1967 Scorpion
- 1972 Scorpion II
- 1980 Exec
- 1990 Exec 90
Web links
- Company website
- European sales (English)
- Rotorway Owners Group (English)
- Oskar Ursinus Vereinigung (Association for the promotion of self-made aviation equipment in Germany)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 33 ° 18 ′ 17.7 " N , 111 ° 54 ′ 52.4" W.