| Exec 162F | |
|---|---|
| Role | amateur-built helicopter |
| Manufacturer | RotorWay International |
| First flight | 1994 |
| Introduction | 1994 |
| Produced | 1994 - present |
The Exec 162F is an American two-bladed, skid-equipped, two-seat kit helicopter that was derived from the earlier Exec 90 design. The aircraft is manufactured by RotorWay International of Chandler, Arizona and supplied in kit form for amateur-construction.
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The Exec 162F is the latest in the Exec series of helicopters manufactured by RotorWay International. 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 characteristics and safety.
In 1994, a fuel injection system with electronic ignition, and 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 clock-wise, as seen from above.
Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has a custom-painted Rotorway Exec 162F with his name and a picture of Walter on the aircraft.[1]
In 1996 AvioTecnica of Italy marketed the Exec as the ES-101 Exec with a turbine engine instead of the piston engine.[2] In 2004 it produced an improved variant it named the Aviotechnica ES-101 Raven powered by a modified Solar T-61-A turboshaft.[2] Other improvements include carbon-fibre rotor blades, a two-piece windscreen and later models have a digital cockpit.[2]
Data from Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000 [3]
General characteristics
Performance