Great Machines - Rotorway Exec 162F Helicopter
June 2, 2003
Most pilots have the urge to fly their own helicopter, and RotorWay International offers such individualists a singular opportunity with its beautifully designed, two-place personal helicopter, the RotorWay Exec 162F. Its heart is a RotorWay-designed and manufactured 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that features FADEC (Fully Automated Digital Electronic Control) to ensure that it is always running at optimum efficiency and performance. Burning fuel at the miserly rate of about 8 gallons per hour, the 162F cruises at 95 mph, has a two-hour endurance (approximately 180-mile range), and can hover in ground effect at an altitude of 7,000 feet.
More than 600 of the capable 162Fs have been sold and are in use worldwide not only for transportation, but also for specific applications like crop dusting and pipeline inspection, and, of course, sport flying. They are well engineered, reliable, and built to your high standards, because as an owner, you have the opportunity to assemble this helicopter yourself.
RotorWay has been producing kit helicopters for 35 years, and the company has honed the design so that just about anyone interested in taking on such a project can finish it. No special tools or skills (such as welding, machining, or sheet-metal fabrication) are required. All the parts are shipped on shrink-wrapped cards that correspond to various sections of the comprehensive instruction manual. All that an eager builder needs to furnish is enthusiasm, time, and garage (or hangar) space. And when you complete it, RotorWay can train you to fly your helicopter at its factory near Phoenix, Ariz.
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