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Robert Deering 7/16/2014 American Helicopter Museum West Chester, Pennsylvania |
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The Scorpion line of helicopters was
manufactured by RotorWay International.
Derived from an original design by B.J.
Schramm, the Schramm Javelin evolved into
the Schramm Scorpion, both of which were
developed by the Schramm Aircraft Company. A
new company . RotorWay Aircraft Inc. was
formed to market and produce plans and kits
for the Scorpion, described as a production
version of the earlier Javelin. Production
of kits started in 1967 with the original
Scorpion model, and ended with the
discontinuation of the Scorpion 145 in 1984.ScorpionThe Scorpion prototype was built in 1966, followed by the production of Scorpion kits in 1968. Scorpion TooThe Scorpion Too, or Scorpion II, was the first two-seater manufactured by RotorWay. It took about 2,000 hours to complete. Scorpion 133Introduced in 1976, the Scorpion 133 was no different from the Scorpion Too, except for the new RW133 engine installed. This engine, the first built by RotorWay, was a 4 cylinder, 4 cycle, 133 horsepower (99 kW) engine. In 1977, because of the increased engine power, the length of the Scorpion's blades increased, from 24 feet (7.3 m) to 25 feet (7.6 m). Scorpion 145Produced briefly in 1984, the Scorpion 145 mounted the RW145 engine developed by RotorWay. |
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