Companies Based in Chandler, Arizona: Rotorway International, Bashas', Soultone, Heart Attack Grill, Microchip Technology, Amkor Technology | 
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ISBN: 1157022766
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Publication Date: May 26, 2010
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Rotorway International, Bashas', Soultone, Heart Attack Grill, Microchip Technology, Amkor Technology, Himalaya Studios, Gould Electronics. Excerpt: Mark Porter, COO Lynda Wishart, CFORotorWay International, located in Chandler, Arizona, is a manufacturer of kit helicopters. The company was founded by B.J. Schramm in 1961 as RotorWay Aircraft. RotorWay International was bought February 14, 2007 by a small group of investors comprising the company's upper level management Grant Norwitz, CEO, Bill Adams, COO, and Judy Craven, CFO. Of these, only Norwitz is still with the company as of mid-2008. Currently, RotorWay produces the Exec 162F as well as the A600 Talon. RotorWay Exec 162F. RotorWay Exec 162F transitioning to forward flight. In 1961, RotorWay's founder, B.J. Schramm, tested the company's first prototype, the Javelin. The Javelin used a 40 hp (30 kW) motorcycle engine, and was the forerunner of RotorWay's first production helicopter, the Scorpion, which was offered in 1967. The Scorpion, priced at $6,300 (not including the cost of the engine), was the first real kit helicopter on the market that flew. The Scorpion was intended for the sport-flying public, rather than the commercial market and this dictated the cost and weight of the aircraft. Originally, costs were intended to be under $10,000, but inflation changed that. The original Scorpion weighed between 1200 and 1300 pounds. It featured a standard gear reduction drive, a semi-articulated two-bladed rotor system, and a one-person capacity. An improved version of the Scorpion was introduced in 1971. Among the modifications in the new version were all-aluminum rotor blades, a 115 hp (86 kW) OMC 2-cycle engine (Evinrude Vulcan V-4 outboard motor) and a heavier drive system (shafts ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11397888
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