Buford J Schramm Rotor Blade Patent
PATENT 3,356,153 Patented December 5th 1967 Rotor Blade Design This invention relates to a rotor blade for helicopters. Rotor blades for helicopters involve complications not…
Helicopter Historical Articles
The Riddle Of Rickety VHF Radios
Essential Aircraft Radio Communications How To Keep Them Working? Repair Or Replace? The Experts Have Some Hints — And Conflicting Views (December 1968) It’s easy,…
Fairey Rotodyne Rotorcraft
Evolutionary Revolutionary Rotodyne The Fairey Rotodyne still holds the world speed record for convertiplanes. It was a superb aircraft, with enormous potential. At one stage…
Life At Rotorway Helicopters
Rotorway International Exec Helicopter Chief Pilot I left Rotorway Helicopters aka RotorWay International (RWI) a little over five years ago to pursue other adventures including…
Fairey Ultra Light Helicopter
Early Military Ultralight Helicopter Prototypes Built by Fairey Aviation, the manufacturer of the previously featured Rotodyne, at it’s factory in Hayes, UK, near today’s Heathrow…
The New Breed Of Small Helicopters (1992)
Small Helicopters & Gyrocopters Circa 1992 DESIGNERS OF THE NEW BREED OF SMALL HELICOPTERS PROVIDED SPECTATORS WITH GREAT ROTOR ACTION AT OSHKOSH THIS YEAR In…
Enstrom F-Z8A Executive Helicopter
Enstrom F-Z8A Executive Helicopter Complements the air travel job of the fixed-wing corporate aircraft. This low-priced, time-saving Enstrom helicopter is strong, straightforward in design, and…
The Rotorway Elete Kit Helicopter
Rotorway Elete Kit Helicopter Back around the late ‘80s RotorWay developed a revolutionary adaptation of their famous Exec helicopter and named it the Rotorway Elete….
Murray Model T Helicopter
Murray Model T Helicopter The Murray Model T helicopter is the brainchild of Colorado Inventor, Arthur Murray. An electrician by trade and a former B-17…
Made It Myself Cheetah Helicopter
Chevy V-8 Cheetah 350 Helicopter Roger Erickson wanted to fly a helicopter but there was no way he could justify the cost of buying one….