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Rotorway. Inc. was formed in 1968 to market the Scorpion, a single-seat home built helicopter. In the early-1970s Rotorway offered an unguarded version , the Scorpion Too, which featured side-by-side seating for two. The company offered the vehicle in kit form, including parts, power plant, drawings, and technical documentation. The Scorpion Too was later redesigned Scorpion 133 and offered in both turbocharged and standard versions.

 Identifier

NASM.1988.0033

Creator

Rotorway Aircraft, Inc (Rotorway International)

Date

[ca. 1970s]

Provenance

Harold C. Theurer, Gift, 1988, 1988-0033, Rotorway, Inc

Extent

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the documentation Rotorway Scorpion Too helicopter kit purchased by Dr. Harold C. Theurer in the early 1970s and built by him as N18849. The material consists of blueprints, weight and balance requirements, Federal Aviation Administration forms, rotor adjustment procedures, Theurer's handwritten notes, a price list, parts catalogs, service manuals, assembly instructions, "Owner's Indoctrination Course" cassette tape and slide training materials, and other technical information. The collection also includes a brief biographical sketch of Theurer, written by a local newspaper.

Rights

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Restrictions

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Topics

Rotorway RW 133 Scorpion Helicopter

Helicopters, Home-built

Aeronautics, Commercial

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Aeronautics

Helicopters

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Biographies

Catalogs

Notes

Manuals

Drawings

Audiotapes