# RotorWay Exec

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{{Short description|American kit helicopter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox aircraft
  |name = Exec 162F
  |logo = <!--ONLY for an individual logo of the aircraft model, (NOT the main manufacturer logo)-->
  |image = RotorwayExec01.jpg
  |caption = <!--image caption; if it isn't descriptive it should be left blank-->
  |type = [Amateur-built helicopter](/source/homebuilt_aircraft)
  |manufacturer = [RotorWay International](/source/RotorWay_International)
  |designer = <!--only appropriate for single designers, not project leaders-->
  |first_flight = 1994
  |introduction = 1994
  |retired = <!--date the aircraft left military or revenue service. If vague or multiples, it probably should be skipped-->
  |status = Production completed
  |primary_user = <!--please list only one user – for military aircraft, the user is a nation or a service arm. Do NOT add those tiny flags as they limit horizontal space.-->
  |more_users = <!--limited to three "more users" total; please separate with <br/>-->
  |produced = 1994 - 2011
  |number_built =
  |developed_from = <!-- the aircraft which formed the basis for the topic type -->
  |variants = [Alpi Syton AH 130](/source/Alpi_Syton_AH_130)<br>[RotorWay A600 Talon](/source/RotorWay_A600_Talon)<br>[Hillberg Turbine Exec](/source/Hillberg_Turbine_Exec)
}}
thumb|right|RotorWay Execs in flight
The '''RotorWay Exec''' is a family of [American](/source/United_States) two-bladed, skid-equipped, two-seat kit [helicopter](/source/helicopter)s, manufactured by [RotorWay International](/source/RotorWay_International) of [Chandler, Arizona](/source/Chandler%2C_Arizona) and supplied in [kit form](/source/homebuilt_aircraft) for amateur-construction.

==Design and development==
The Exec 162F is the latest in the Exec series of helicopters manufactured by RotorWay International.

The [RotorWay Scorpion](/source/RotorWay_Scorpion) design was updated with an aluminum tail and full fiberglass cockpit enclosure to become the Exec.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Progress|date=August 1989|title=Executive Privilege|author=Peter Lert}}</ref> The Exec 90 was developed in the early 1990s, it was, at the time, the only piston-powered helicopter to utilize an asymmetrical airfoil for improved [autorotation](/source/Autorotation_(helicopter)) characteristics and safety.

In 1994, a fuel injection system with electronic ignition, and [FADEC](/source/FADEC) was added to the Exec 90, producing the Exec 162F.

Unlike most U.S.-designed helicopters, the main rotor on the Exec 162F rotates clockwise, as seen from above.

The Exec series was further developed into the [RotorWay A600 Talon](/source/RotorWay_A600_Talon), which replaced the Exec in production.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 194. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref>

==Operational history==
Comedian and ventriloquist [Jeff Dunham](/source/Jeff_Dunham) has a custom-painted Rotorway Exec 162F with his name and a picture of Walter on the aircraft.<ref name="Dunham">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCepNGDZ5vs&NR=1|title = Jeff Dunham and Walter in their helicopter|accessdate = 2010-01-24|last = [Country Music Television](/source/Country_Music_Television)| website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |authorlink = |date=September 2007}}</ref>

==Variants==
;Rotorway Windstar
:Four place development that was cancelled.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}
;RotorWay Exec 90
:Introduced in 1990, improvement of the original RotorWay Exec, Electronic ignition, eyebrow windows, elastomeric control head.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[Flying](/source/Flying_(magazine))|date=August 1991|volume=118|issue=8|last=George |first=Fred |title=Exec 90 back on course |pages=112–114}}</ref>
;RotorWay Exec 162F
:[FADEC](/source/FADEC) improved model.<ref>Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 189 and 194. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref>Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 329. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref>
;AvioTecnica ES-101 Raven
:In 1996 AvioTecnica of Italy marketed the Exec as the ES-101 Exec with a turbine engine instead of the piston engine.<ref name="jackson" /> In 2004 it produced an improved variant it named the Aviotechnica ES-101 Raven powered by a modified [Solar T-62-A](/source/Solar_T62) turboshaft.<ref name="jackson" /> Other improvements include carbon-fibre rotor blades, a two-piece windscreen and later models have a digital cockpit.<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="jackson" />
;[Alpi Syton AH 130](/source/Alpi_Syton_AH_130)
:The Raven design was taken over by [Alpi Aviation](/source/Alpi_Aviation) in late 2008 and the aircraft further developed into the Alpi Syton AH 130.<ref name="WDLA11" />
;[Hillberg Turbine Exec](/source/Hillberg_Turbine_Exec)
:A turbine conversion using the [Solar T62](/source/Solar_T62) [auxiliary power unit](/source/auxiliary_power_unit) (APU) made by [Hillberg Helicopters](/source/Hillberg_Helicopters) of [Fountain Valley, California](/source/Fountain_Valley%2C_California) in the 1990s.<ref>Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 325. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref>

==Specifications==
thumb|right|RotorWay Exec 162F
thumb|right|Rotorway Exec
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = imp
|ref=Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000 <ref name="Brasseys 99 p365-6">Taylor 1999, pp. 365–366.</ref>
|crew=one
|capacity= one passenger
|length ft= 22 
|length m=6.71 
|span ft=25 
|span m=7.62 
|height ft=8  
|height m=2.44 
|wing area sqft= 380 
|wing area sqm= 35.4 
|empty weight lb= 975 
|empty weight kg= 442 
|max takeoff weight lb=1,500  
|max takeoff weight kg= 680 
|eng1 name=RotorWay RI 162F
|eng1 type=[flat-four](/source/flat-four) piston engine
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 hp= 150 
|eng1 kw=112 
|max speed mph= 115 
|max speed kts= 100
|max speed kmh= 185
|max speed note=at sea level
|cruise speed mph= 95 
|cruise speed kts= 82
|cruise speed kmh= 153
|range miles= 180 
|range nmi=156
|range km=290
|endurance=2 hr with maximum fuel
|ceiling ft= 5,000  
|ceiling m= 1,525 
|ceiling note=hover ceiling, out of ground effect
|climb rate ftmin=1,000  
|climb rate ms= 5.1 
}}

== See also ==
* [Aerokopter AK1-3 Sanka](/source/Aerokopter_AK1-3_Sanka)
* [Composite Helicopters International KC 518 Adventourer](/source/Composite_Helicopters_International_KC_518_Adventourer)

==Notes==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="jackson">Jackson 2008, p. 361</ref>
}}

==References==
*Taylor, Michael J.H. (ed.). ''Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000''. London:Brassey's, 1999. {{ISBN|1-85753-245-7}}.
*Jackson, Paul (ed) ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2008-2009''. Coulsdon, Surrey, England:Jane's Information Group, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2837-4}}

==External links==
{{commons category|RotorWay Exec}}
*[http://www.rotorway.com RotorWay International website]
{{RotorWay International aircraft}}

Category:1990s United States civil utility aircraft
Category:1990s United States helicopters
Category:Homebuilt aircraft
Category:Single-engined piston helicopters
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1994

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