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Rotorcraft

What's New: American Autogyro's SparrowHawk gyroplane flies, June, p. 6

Rotor Roundup; Flying the Mosquito, May, p. 50

Powering Up. Aftermarkt turbine mod for RotorWay, Feb., p. 51

What's New: Carter Delays Record Attempt

What's new: Redesigned Hummingbird Kit Avialable, Jan., p. 7

It's Turbine Time for the Helicycle, February, p. 15

What's New: Rotorcraft Fly-in Renamed, September, p. 5

What's New: RotorWay Counts 600th Sale, September, p. 5

Finished and Flying: The author's well-chronicled RotorWay Exec 162F gets flashy paint, August, p.16

Flying Like Never Before (RotorWay), September, p. 44

Rotor Roundup: We fly the high-power CH-7 Kompress helicopter, August, p. 29

Miracle Machine? B.J. Schramm's Helicycle may rewrite the standards on homebuilt helis, Jan., p. 81

What's New: Hummingbird Heli is Available Again (Vertical Aviation), May, p. 7.

Rotor Roundup: The Mosquitoes are Coming (Rotorlite Helicopters Mosquito), May, p. 29.

Angels in the Cockpit (48-state flight), June, p. 78.

Getting into a Flap (ornithopter), April, p. 79.

Rotor Roundup: Buying a Used Helicopter, Apri., p. 39.

Rotor Roundup (Safari, Kompress, RotorWay): Status report on some kit helicopters, May, p. 35.

A Hero Next Door (Glen Easterday, helicopater training), May, p. 55.

What's New: SAY 2000 Tour Ends (Chuck Feil and his Rotary Air Force gyroplane), March, p. 6.

Italian Import (Magni gyroplane), Feb., p. 41.

Rotor Roundup: Pro-Drive gets the oil out of RotorWay heli drive system, Jan., p. 56.

Meet the Elite (Air Command Elite)

Around the Patch: What's up with the Helicycle?, Feb., p. 4.

Rotor Roundup: The Bensen Days fly-in was special this year, Nov., p. 50.

Al's Awesome Adventure: Red Deer, Alberta to AirVenture in RotorWay 162F, Nov., p. 58

New Products: RAF 2000 Horizontal Stabilizer, July, p. 80.

Rotor Roundup: Let's go on a (Canadian Home Rotors) Safari, July, p. 69.

Stand-Up Flying (Pam 100B), Aug., p. 22.

Rotor Roundup: Gyroplane horizontal stab controversy, May, p. 41.

Around the Patch: Loss of a Friend (Don Farrington), Aug., p. 4.

The Business Side: Gyro Pilots Inspire (The Spirit of American Youth [SAY] 2000), May, p. 25.

Rotor Roundup: We fly the UltraSport 496, May, p. 81.

Rotor Roundup: Flying a RotorWay Exec 162F hot and high, Sept., p. 72.

Rotorcraft Directory, Dec., p. 92.

New Products: Helicopter Governor and Oil Chip Detector from Zeus Helicopter, Sept., p. 80.

Rotor Roundup: What you need to know before committing to a kit helicopter), Feb., p. 44.

Rotor Roundup: Considering the ultralight gyroplane, July, p. 56.

The Business Side: Buy an Exec 162F in Stages, June, p. 53.

The Business Side: RotorWay is Certified in Australia, April, p. 45.

The Gyroplanes of Kindersley (RAF 2000 builders), April, p. 46.

The Business Side: ESCO's Strap-On Helicopter now called GEN H-4, Jan., p. 91.

Tale of Two Meetings (Revolution Mini-500), May, p. 16.

Rotor Roundup: PRA convention proves popular, Nov., p. 77.

Around the Patch: We continue sorting out the Mini 500 saga, Nov., p. 4.

Mini Revolution, Nov., p. 34.

The Light Stuff: Miniature marvel flies before excited crowd (GEN H-4 helicopter), Nov., p. 42.

Wind Tunnel: Let's consider gyroplanes, June, p. 76.

The Business Side: CarterCopter Clarifications, Aug., p. 62.

Meet the Brock Gyro Builders (KB-2 and KB-3 gyroplanes), Aug., p. 38.

Navigating Nigeria (RotorWay 162F in the African bush), June, p. 54.

Around the Patch: Voyager 500 Flies (Revolution Helicopter), Feb., p. 4.

Rotor Roundup (heli kits from American SportCopter Inc.), Jan., p. 66

Rotor Roundup: How Tough is the Transition to Helicopters?, May, p. 52

Deliverance, Flying Into High-Tension Wires at 110 mph Demands It, March, p. 71

Bird's Baby Belle, Jan., p. 10

The Business Side: Revolution Offers Scholarship, Jan., p. 34

Around the Patch: Mini-500 Helicopter Meeting, June, p. 4

In a gyro, it's the takeoff that is the challenge, Nov., p. 56

Flying the Baby Belle, Nov., p. 44

Strap-On Helicopter (single-seat, four-engine rotorcraft from Japan), Aug., p. 19

Rotor Roundup: Gyroplane Safety, July, p. 85

Lift Without Wing? (Little Wing gyroplane), May, p. 61

Rotor Roundup: Entry Level Gyroplanes, March, p. 86

Around the Patch: We're Rounding up Those Rotorcraft, Sept., p. 5.

The Business Side: Rotary Flight International Moves to Oklahoma, March, p. 4.

Around the Patch: Check Out Rotorcraft Features in This Issue, March, p. 3.

Rotor Roundup: Gyroplane Basics, Nov., p. 43.

The Business Side: A new compound helicopter flies in Idaho (Helicycle), Oct., p. 88.

Learning to Fly a Gyroplane, March, p. 60.

Helicopter Performance Basics, (calculating hp for helicopter in level flight), March, p. 40.

Rotor Roundup: Kick off of new column with thoroughly biased pitch for helicopters, Sept., p. 76.

Building a RotorWay 162F (Part 1), March, p. 24.

Building a RotorWay Exec 162F, Part 7.

How to Break a Mini-500, June, p. 78.

Miss Nina is an Angel (Elisport CH-7), Feb., p. 8.

Golden-Year Fly-In (50th anniversary of Britain's Popular Flying Association, Cranfield), Jan., p. 2

Building a RotorWay Exec 162F, Part 5, July, p. 68.

Training for Rotors, June, p. 71.

Building a RotorWay Exec, Part 2, April, p. 70.

Building a RotorWay Exec, Part 1, March, p. 24.

Going Vertical (hope for practical combination of helicopter and airplane advantages), June, p. 6.

Building a RotorWay Exec, Part 3, May, p. 44.

Meet the Mini-500 Builders, April, p. 10.

The Business Side: Floats Offered for Exec Helicopters, Feb., p. 85.

RotorWay Exec 162F, Cover.

Flying the Air & Space TwinStar gyroplane, July, p. 78.

The Best Yet (RotorWay's Exec 162F kitbuilt helicopter), Aug., p. 87.

Around the Patch: Revolution Helicopter Shows Its Stuff (open house and fly-in), Jan., p. 4.

The Helicopter that Roared (Rotor-Mouse with jet turbine engine), July, p. 44.

The Business Side: Legacy powers new RAF 2000 GTX-SE gyroplane, June, p. 66.

The Business Side: RotorWay Int'l offers Helipac, a removable cargo holder, May, p. 87.

Around the Patch: Popular Rotorcraft Assn planning gyroplane jumpfest, March, p. 4.

In Search of the Elusive Jump Takeoff (gyrocopters), May, p. 61.

Decision Time for the Nolans (Nolan 51-HJ), April, p. 70.

Rotors Over Indiana (Poplar Rotorcraft Assn. convention), April, p. 74.

Turn for the Better? (coaxial counterrotating propellers), June, p. 76.

Around the Patch: Non-public-use Mini 500, May, p. 6.

Around the Patch: Helicycle, new kit from B. J. Schramm, Oct., p. 4.

The Business Side: RotorWay International gets new president (Elbert "Stretch" Wolter), Oct., p. 62.

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