RotorWay 300T Eagle explained
The
RotorWay 300T Eagle is an American
helicopter that was under development by
RotorWay International of
Chandler, Arizona, in 2009-2011. The aircraft was intended to be
certified and supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft for the
flight training and aerial work markets.
[1] [2] The aircraft was announced at AirVenture 2009, with a first flight then predicted for 2010. The company started taking US$5,000 customer deposits at that time.
Design and development
The 300T Eagle features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid-type landing gear and a 3000NaN0 Rolls-Royce RR300-B1 turboshaft engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of 9500NaN0 and a gross weight of 20500NaN0, giving a useful load of 11000NaN0. With full fuel of the payload is 5800NaN0.
Since the initial announcement of the aircraft in 2009 no further information has been provided by the company and no announcement of a first flight has been made. The company's webpage about the aircraft had been removed by the end of 2011 and the project may have been cancelled.[3] [4] [5]
External links
Notes and References
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 194. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- News: RotorWay Debuts New Eagle 300T Turbine Helo . 11 February 2013. Experimental Aircraft Association. Experimental Aircraft Association. 31 July 2009. AirVenture.
- News: Rotorway Eagle 300T (United States), Aircraft - Rotary-wing - Civil. 11 February 2013. Jane's Information Group. Jane's Information Group. 16 February 2012. Jane's All the World's Aircraft.
- Web site: RotorWay. 11 February 2013. RotorWay International. RotorWay International. n.d.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130212031544/http://www.rotorway.com/index.php. 12 February 2013.
- Web site: Eagle 300T. 11 February 2013. RotorWay International. RotorWay International. n.d. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816070039/http://www.rotorway.com/eagle_specs.html . 16 August 2011.
