Roussel 10 of 1938.
Roussel 10
Author: Terry
Rougé Aéro-voile
Fourth construction of Emmanuel de Rougé; and piloted by Sadi Lecointe (1891-1944) who obtained French civil brevet No. 431 on February 10, 1911. Before this 1911 machine, de Rougé designed and built two helicopters and one biplane. The Aéro-voile is probably his last venture as after this machine little or nothing was heard of de Rougé.
Rotron
In early 2007 Rotron founder and chief technology officer, Gilo Cardozo, pursued a childhood dream: to fly a paramotor 30,000ft over the summit of Everest.
Having teamed up with friend and TV personality Bear Grylls, Cardozo had just seven months to build two paramotors. The most powerful paramotor engine available was barely producing 30hp and was far too heavy to launch at the desired altitude. So, he also set about building a four-stroke rotary engine that was more compact and 50 per cent lighter than a piston engine equivalent.
The basis of the Everest engine was a 294cc single rotor engine producing 40hp as a standard normally aspirated engine.
The engine included a miniature centrifugal supercharger fitted with a miniature intercooler to ensure the air was as cold and dense as possible when entering the combustion chamber. The supercharger was modified to be spun at up to 200,000rpm in order to simulate sea level atmospheric pressure of 1 bar at 30,000ft.
To eliminate the problem of icing, the supercharger was placed before the fuel delivery system. The heated and supercharged air was then sent through an intercooler before passing the injector at an average of 25 degrees Celsius.
After four months of design, development, testing and manufacturing, the engine was finally ready. With just two days before departure, the second engine was completed.
On 14 May 2007 the two pilots took off and in a flight that lasted four hours they achieved a paramotoring world record of 29,494 feet.
On completion of the expedition and building on its success, Cardozo continued to develop his rotary engine and looked for a commercial platform for the technology. Rotron Power was born.
Rotor Wings Systems Ultra-Stol
Described by its manufacturer as an “experimental ‘Three Passenger Airplane’ to demonstrate the high lift capability of an aircraft equipped with ‘Turbo Wing Technology.'” The Rotor Wing Ultra-Stol N25RW was developed in California in the late-1970s. It was reported as the Ultra-Stol by a company named Rotor Wing System and reportedly the aircraft flew at least twice.
Note the second engine and propeller, vertically mounted behind the trailing edge of the wing.
It had a relatively small wing and engines were reported as two Continental C85s and the rear could be tilted.
A very similar aircraft (maybe a rebuilt of the first?) was photographed in 1984 at Brown Field (near San Diego Ca), but it did not show a registration and was almost certainly never really completed. It differed in having a new wings, possibly from a Cessna Ce.150 and small canards. A company named High Technology Aircraft System, Inc (also in California). may be connected with this aircraft.
Rotor-Wings & Flying Machines
USA
Offers plans to build former Flaglor Scooter single-seat high-wing monoplane, first flown 1967.
Rotorwing-Aero 3D-RV Gyroplane
First flown in June 1989, the 3D-RV qualifies as an ultralight with a Rotax 503 or 582. Only available as plans, they originally cost US$100, with drawings for a Subaru engine an additional $20.
Engine: Rotax 503DC, 50 hp
hp range: 50-65
Height: 7.3 ft
Length: 8.5 ft
Disk span: 25 ft
Disk area: 491 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 5 USG
Empty weight: 245 lb
Gross weight: 500 lb
Max speed: 65 mph
Cruise: 50 mph
Range: 80 sm
Rate of climb: 800 fpm
Takeoff dist: 700 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Seats: 1
Undercarriage: nose wheel
Rotorwing-Aero
1997: PO Box 18616, Salt Lake City, UT 84118, USA.
Gyroplane builder
Rotorwing Sportsman
A 1960 two-seat autogyro with a close-cockpit and a 85hp Continental C-85 engine. A production version with a 115hp engine was also planned.
Sportsman
Engine: 1 x Continental C-85, 85hp
Rotor diameter: 7.3m
Length: 3.6m
Load: 200kg
Maximum speed: 150km/h
Minimum speed: 20km/h
Range: 480km
RotorWay International A600 Talon
The A600 Talon is a top-to-bottom redesign, incorporating many customer-initiated requests, advanced electronics, engineering, and convenience items. The cockpit is now all-glass, using the MGL Avionics system. The completely redesigned and tuned FADEC system now has a secondary FADEC as a clone of the primary. Any failure of the primary unit will be imperceptible to the engine informing the pilot on the MGL display. The 162’s primary drive chain is replaced by a heavy-duty cog belt for ease of maintenance and longevity.
The useful load is 535 pounds, including a 100-pound luggage compartment. Economy cruise is a practical 90mph and fast long-distance cruise has already been demonstrated at 100 plus, with the doors off! The landing gear is 10 inches wider, 10 inches longer, and 7” higher than its smaller predecessor the Exec 162. This enables improvements in strength and stability, while offering greater accessibility underneath for the optional accessory luggage pod.
Process controls and designs with the new Talon’s manufacture at Rotorway’s new factory, are specifically aimed at the company’s plan to develop and deliver a certified helicopter. The A600 Talon is to be built in the new facility, on the new line, under the new processes that are being set up and proven to enable the certified machine to follow as early as 2011 in the United States. These new processes, materials, and documentation on the experimental, owner-built A600 Talon are designed to mesh into the processes and controls to be used on the future certified machine. The result is that the Talon will be built to type certified standards, of certified materials. First customer deliveries are set for October 2007.
Engine Standard: RI 600N, 147 hp
Engine Supercharged: RI 600S, 167 hp
Gross weight: 1500 lbs
Empty weight: 965 lbs
Fuel cap: 17 USG
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
HIGE: 6000/7500ft(Supercharged)
Normal cruise: 115 mph
HOGE: 4000/6000ft(Supercharged)
Max IAS SL: 115 mph
Main rotor dia: 25 ft
Tail rotor dia: 50.25 in
Fuselage Length: 22 ft
Overall length: 29.5 ft
Cabin width: 44 in
Skid width: 72 in
Height: 103 in
Seats: 2
RotorWay International Elete
In the late 80’s, RotorWay created the Elete, a larger, two-place helicopter. The Elete had an RW 152, water-cooled, dual electronic, 4 stroke engine that provided 152 horsepower with a pilot and passenger payload of 400 lb / 180kg. Normal cruise was 113 mph / 180km/h with maximum airspeed of 130 mph / 210km/h. After selling three Elete helicopters, the company finally succumbed to financial challenges and was soon purchased by a former customer, John Netherwood, a businessman from England. The new company recognized the design hurdles of the Elete and promptly set out to address making the proven Exec model a better aircraft to sell.
After selling three “Elete” helicopters, the company finally succumbed to financial challenges and was soon purchased by a former customer, John Netherwood, a businessman from England. The new company recognized the design hurdles of the “Elete” and set out to improve the proven “Exec” model a better aircraft to sell.
