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The '''RotorWay Scorpion''' is a family of helicopters manufactured by RotorWay International.
==Design and development== 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.<ref name="JAWA 82-3">Taylor, John W. R.. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83''. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1982. {{ISBN|0-7106-0748-2}}</ref> Production of kits started in 1967 with the original Scorpion model, and ended with the discontinuation of the Scorpion 145 in 1984.
==Scorpion==
The Scorpion prototype was built in 1966, followed by the production of Scorpion kits in 1968.
*Gross Weight: about 700 lb (318 kg) *Useful Load: 425 lb (193 kg) *Range: 160 miles (257 km) *Cruise Speed: 65 mph (105 km/h) *Rate of Climb: 900 ft/min at sea level
==Scorpion Too== [[File:Rotorway Scorpion Too (2909011406).jpg|thumb|The RotorWay Scorpion Too at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.]] The Scorpion Too, or Scorpion II, was the first two-seater manufactured by RotorWay. It took about 2,000 hours to complete. *Gross weight: 1,125 lb (510 kg) *Useful load: 435 lb (197 kg) *Range: 125 miles (201 km) *Cruise speed: 75 mph (121 km/h) *Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min at sea level
==Scorpion 133==
Introduced 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, {{convert|133|hp}} engine. In 1977, because of the increased engine power, the length of the Scorpion's blades increased, from {{convert|24|ft|m}} to {{convert|25|ft|m}}. *Gross Weight: 1,235 lb (560 kg) *Useful Load: 420 lb (191 kg) *Range: {{convert|130|nmi|km|abbr=on}} with one person, {{convert|79|nmi|km|abbr=on}} with two people *Cruise Speed: 80 mph (129 km/h) *Rate of Climb: 800 ft/min
==Scorpion 145==
Produced briefly in 1984, the Scorpion 145 mounted the RW145 engine developed by RotorWay.
==Specifications (Scorpion Too)== {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = kts |ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77 <ref name="Janes 76 p529">Taylor 1976, p.529.</ref> |crew=2 |length ft=20 |length in= 3.5 |length note= <ref>nose to tail rotor axis.</ref> |length m=6.18 |span ft=24 |span in=0 |span m=7.32 |height ft=7 |height in=3.5 |height m=2.22 |rot area sqft=452 |rot area sqm=42.1 |airfoil=NACA 0015 |empty weight lb=750 |empty weight kg=340 |max takeoff weight lb=1,200 |max takeoff weight kg=544 |eng1 name=RotorWay RW133 |eng1 type=4-cylinder horizontally opposed liquid-cooled piston engine |eng1 number=1 |eng1 hp=133 <ref name="jawa82 p795">Taylor 1982, p. 795.</ref> |eng1 kw=99 |rot area note=two blade semi-rigid rotor |cruise speed kts=78 |cruise speed mph=90 |cruise speed kmh=145 |range nmi=104 |range miles=120 |range km=193 |ferry range nmi=156 |ferry range miles=180 |ferry range km=290 |ferry range note=auxiliary fuel |ceiling ft=10,000 |ceiling m=3,050 |climb rate ftmin=800 |climb rate ms=4.1 |wing loading lb/sqft=2.65 |wing loading kg/m2=12.9 |more performance=*'''Hovering ceiling (in ground effect):''' 5,500 ft (1,375 m) }} ==See also== *RotorWay Exec *Homebuilt aircraft
==Notes== {{reflist}}
==References== {{commons category|RotorWay Scorpion}} *Taylor, John W.R.. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77''. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. {{ISBN|0-354-00538-3}}. *Taylor, John W.R.. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83''. Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1982. {{ISBN|0-7106-0748-2}} {{RotorWay International aircraft}}
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