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Building a RotorWay 162F, Part 7
KITPLANES Magazine, September 1997Building a RotorWay 162FPart 7 of 8: We finish the new helicopter.by Jeff Dunham It's been seven short months and our...
Building a RotorWay 162F, Part 8
KITPLANES Magazine, November 1997Building a RotorWay 162FPart 8 of 8: We're finished and flying the new RotorWay helicopter.by Jeff Dunham It's hard to believe, but...
Building a RotorWay 162F, Part 5
KITPLANES Magazine, July 1997 Building a RotorWay 162FPart 5 of 8: Installing powerplant and driveby Jeff Dunham After completing all the control system steps in...
Building a RotorWay 162F, Part 6
KITPLANES Magazine, August 1997 Building a RotorWay 162FPart 6 of 8: Hoses, wires and muffler parts.by Jeff Dunham It's finally happened. The writing of these...
Building a RotorWay 162F, Part 2
KITPLANES Magazine, April 1997Building a RotorWay 162FPart 2 of 8: Unpackingby Jeff Dunham Last issue we looked at RotorWay International and its history, and...
Building a RotorWay 162F, Part 3
KITPLANES Magazine, May 1997Building a RotorWay 162FPart 3 of 8: Preparing the helicopter's body.by Jeff DunhamBefore we get to more building, I want to...
