{{Short description|American aircraft design firm}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use American English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Rotorwing-Aero | logo = | caption = | type = [[Privately held company]] | traded_as = | fate = Out of business | predecessor = | successor = | founded = 1980s | founder = Monte Hoskins | defunct = after 1998 | hq_location = | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = [[United States]] | area_served = | key_people = | industry = [[Aerospace]] | products = [[Gyroplane]]s | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsidiaries = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | footnotes = | intl = }}
'''Rotorwing-Aero''' was an American [[Aerospace manufacturer|aircraft design firm]] founded in the 1980s by Monte Hoskins and based in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. The company specialized in the design of [[autogyro]]s in the form of plans for [[Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]] for the US [[FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles]] rules.<ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 331. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}</ref>
Hoskins designed the [[Rotorwing-Aero 3D-RV]], first flying it in 1989. The design underwent improvements over time, particularly in incorporating a raised landing gear to eliminate longitudinal stability issues and a three-bladed propeller.<ref name="Aerocrafter"/>
The plans were still available in 1998. At that time Hoskins reported that 35 sets of plans had been delivered, with three aircraft fully completed.<ref name="Aerocrafter"/>
== Aircraft ==
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="font-size:90%;" |- |+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| Summary of aircraft built by Rotorwing-Aero |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Model name ! First flight ! Number built ! Type
|- |align=left| '''[[Rotorwing-Aero 3D-RV]]''' |align=center| 1989 |align=center| At least three |align=left| Single-seat autogyro |-
|}
==References== {{Reflist}} <!-- ==External links== -->
[[Category:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States]] [[Category:Ultralight aircraft]] [[Category:Homebuilt aircraft]] [[Category:Autogyros]]