Rotorway Scorpion Too Collection
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
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))
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
General
NASMrev
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Biographies
Catalogs
Notes
Manuals
Drawings
Audiotapes
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.
Genre/Form
Biographies
Catalogs
Notes
Manuals
Drawings
Audiotapes
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Creator
Rotorway Aircraft, Inc (Rotorway International)
Names
Rotorway Aircraft, Inc (Rotorway International)
Topic
Rotorway RW 133 Scorpion Helicopter
Helicopters, Home-built
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aeronautics
Helicopters
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
