The A600 helicopter by RotorWay is a 2 person "DIY / homemade" helicopter that can be built by an amateur. The A600 can be purchased as a kit. RotorWay even has the option to for you to buy the kit in four stages. This means you don't have to spend all of the $104,685 USD (price 2017) at once. Yes, owning a helicopter is rather expensive, but many new cars today are in this price range, so wouldn't you rather be flying your own helicopter than driving a fancy car? So why not go ahead and build your own helicopter!
Hover in Ground Effect (HIGE): STD – 6000 ft / Turbo – 9000 ft
Hover Out of Ground Effect (HOGE): STD – 4000 ft / Turbo – 7500 ft
Service Ceiling: STD – 10,000 ft / Turbo – 11,000 ft
Main Rotor Diameter: 25 ft (7.9 meters)
Tail Rotor Diameter: 50-1/4 in. (1.2 meters)
Height: 103 in (2.6 meters)
Length, Nose to Tail: 22 ft. (6.7 meters)
Overall Length: 29-1/2 ft. (9 meters)
Cabin Width: 44 in. (1.1 meters)
Skid Width: 72 in. (1.8 meters)
RotorWay began in 1964 when Rotorway founder B.J. Schramm designed and built the Javelin helicopter prototype. What was learned from the Javelin was put into RotorWay’s first production helicopter the Scorpion. In 1...
