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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.
NASM.1988.0033
Rotorway Aircraft, Inc (Rotorway International)
[ca. 1970s]
Harold C. Theurer, Gift, 1988, 1988-0033, Rotorway, Inc
0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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.
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Rotorway RW 133 Scorpion Helicopter
Helicopters, Home-built
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics
Helicopters
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Biographies
Catalogs
Notes
Manuals
Drawings
Audiotapes