Vortech G-1 Explained

The Vortech G-1, also called the Compcop G-1, is an American helicopter that was designed in the 1970s. Plans for amateur construction were originally supplied by Compcop and today are provided by Vortech.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Design and development

The aircraft was designed long before the adoption of the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 2540NaN0, but nonetheless complies with them. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 1500NaN0 and is billed as the "World's Tiniest Homebuilt Helicopter" by the plans supplier. It features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, tricycle landing gear with main wheels and nose skid and a twin cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition 400NaN0 Rotax 447 aircraft engine or Kawasaki 440 snowmobile engine. The 500NaN0 Rotax 503 can also be used.

The aircraft fuselage is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing. Its main rotor is 121NaN1 in diameter. Fuel capacity is .

The plans supplier notes this warning:

Notes and References

1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page F-7. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
2. Web site: Build the World's Tiniest Homebuilt Helicopter. 11 April 2012. Vortech. n.d..
3. Downey, Julia: 2005 Trikes 'Chutes and Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 60. Belvoir Publications.