Top 10 improvements on my RotorWay helicopter
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2019
- I have been asked many times to make a video about all my improvements and what makes my helicopter so special.
I tried to make the video entertaining but with a lot of technical information
My 10 most important and useful improvements on my helicopter.
1. Upgrade to my turbocharged inter cooled altitude compensation system with the new Rotorway water jacket kit, inter cooler air intake with a fan for hovering, waste gate indicator, waste gate control
2. Long range tank 35 L with a built in aviation bladder, transfer fuel pump, and separate 10 L reserve tank. Maximum fuel on board 107 L (28 gall.)
3. 4 cargo boxes, large 35 L, medium 25 L and 2 small ones
4. Master switch with outside battery terminals
5. Shaft mounted roller rockers with guided push rods, no more stuck valves and hardly any valve gap adjustment needed
6. Cog belt drive with elastomeric tensioner, anti-oscillating roller
for main belts to prevent belts hitting the air frame
7. Aluminium fuel caps, tanks ventilated in the tail boom and the fuel outlets connection strengthened
8. Extended reinforced skids on both sides and an extra outside oil cooler, thermostat controlled
9. Upholstery with leather seats and 2 fire extinguishers
10. In flight air fuel mixture control, aluminium pedals, hour meter, friction control, exhaust gas temperature gauge, CO2 indicator, ceramic coated exhaust pipes, and many more improvements
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Rotorway (or new owner) should be paying for this man's German ingenuity.
Excellent skill Arthur. Ausgezeichnet!
Arthur, hands free/no pilot input for more than 5 minutes, amazing!!! Truly a great display of skill and workmanship as a builder.
Hi Emilio, thanks for watching and commenting. I am looking forward for many more nice comments
@@ArthurGemperle, I second his comments. There is a Rotorway at my home airport (KEUL) here in Idaho, but I don't know anything about it. I have a dream of building and flying one, but until then, I'll keep flying my C-172. Great video!
That Rotorway is no joke!!!! OUTSTANDING!!!!
having been involved with lots of these mods on a personal level i can testify as to how well this aircraft flies , she is a remarkable beauty indeed and a testament as to how successful the rotorway can be , great work and well done arthur
The innovative improvements that you have made clearly demonstrates your passion for aviation
The many hours you spend is shaping your legacy that will be respected and enjoyed by many enthusiasts in the years to come.
Arthur thank you sharing and giving us wonderful insights into your achievments
Very impressive upgrades Arthur! Thank you for sharing! I have done the turbo conversion but with no waste gate control, additional oil cooler and cog belt drive, and fire strikers. I have also upgraded to a tail rotor drive shaft and an electric clutch.
Hi. Can you buy all those parts (inc the TR shaft drive) as kits, or do you need to have both a fantastic engineering shop and the experience to make parts yourself? I'm an UK ex-R22/R44 pilot who fancies a Rotorway as a retirement project. Used 162s are very cheap in the UK, but I don't fancy one without upgrading to near-Talon specs. Can it sensibly be done? A new Talon kit would be nice, but is not economic when compared with a used R22 or similar, especially considering residual values. Cheers, Mark.
Brilliant. Amazing improvements especially for the safety of your helicopter. You are appreciated & respected for your dedication to aviation
Good to see that you are continuously refining your design. A Rotorway that performs!
RT Gregg And that actually gets flown!
Fantastic video Arthur. Having experienced these improvements on several occasions this compilation explains perfectly in detail exactly what you have done to give your helicopter such a unique and powerful performance. Well done.
The coolest Rotorway i´ve ever seen, thank you for the Video!
Awesome to see what you did to your helicopter performance and all the other useful improvement. Well done
Such great improvements, thank you for sharing. Such a beautiful helicopter. Well done Arthur!
I believe that some of these improvements such as the turbo ,inter and oil coolers as well as the water jacket update are not just beneficial to the Rotorway but critical to its reliability and safety. Well done
Byron you are right, many of my improvements are a must for the RW safety and reliability
@@ArthurGemperle I believe some of these mods have been added to the new A600 Turbo right?
I wish, REALLY WISH, I could afford something like you have. That is awesome! Be safe!
great video Arthur, its really appreciated how you share your knowledge with other builders
Brilliant video Arthur, some amazing modifications! I intend to make a few of these to my own rotorway. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Just perfect, next destination Mount Everest ;)
Tolle Flugmaschine, verbessert von einem genialen Ingenieur. Weiter so, immer mit der nötigen Vorsicht.
Another fine video Arthur. Great work on the heli, you have so much skills.
great video with value for heli builders. keep on sharing your improvements.
Did the same maneuvers (Advance Flying) in a TH-55 and a UH-1H. Had a lot of fun in the TH-55, did all types of maneuvers.
Such a cool and interesting video thank you for making and posting Arthur !! Big regards from Europe
Very practical improvements to a fantastic helicopter. Arthur that is a lot of hard work you have put into improving your helicopter. May you have many hours of good flying!
Some beautiful country there . Thanks for the view .
Great job balancing everything out in your helicopter. Clearly you are an experienced good helo Pilot. Really Nice job on your Rotorway Helicopter.
Well done on your achievements Arthur.
Such passion about flying...was a good experience with you on the air field
Wonderful improvements. Thanks for sharing, I cannot wait for your next video
Thanks Frank for watching.
I just want to make sure you have not missed any of my previous videos, check them out again in my CZcams channel:
czcams.com/users/arthurgemperlevideos
Very Nice, looking forward to making a few upgrades as well!
Very informative video! Thank you for sharing Arthur.
Love all the upgrades! I’m going to use all of them!!
Hi Arthur seeing you flying the turbo helicopter was amazing. Keep the good work. I like your videos. Thank you
Great looking aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
just needing some good weather, saw you fly past the other day ,had the whole family outside looking up .
Intresting stuff Arthur... Keep up the good work
another great video of a great machine , i think all the hard work is now over and now time to enjoy it , very well done , a brilliantly performing machine , nice to see great rewards for the efforts
Love it! Nice build, great mods.
Innovation total Congratulations !!
Beautiful job. Congratulations!
WOW, Outstanding improvements and Very well done!
Thanks Sandra for watching and the nice comment.
I have also the highest altitude landing on a piston engine below 700 kg MTOW of 12 000 feet
Thanks Arthur ! very interesting , i'll follow you...
That intercooler placement in the prop shaft cowling is very tidy work.
Wow!!! Very awesome!
Really great work. I am very impressed. Amazing performance!!
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
Comments like this are my reward for my work
Ty mr.
Great video!
Lovely
Very interesting, wana try this next!
great job Arthur.
Thanks Rick for watching and the nice comment.
If you like my content, visit my video channel.
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You will enjoy it
VERY NICE WORK YOU DID👏👏👏👏👏👏
Very nice!
Ja super Arthur ... Du bist meine neue Abendlektüre :-)
Very nicely done excellent presentation Arthur
Thanks for watching.
Have a look at my CZcams channel, you won't regret it
czcams.com/users/arthurgemperlevideos
Beautiful 💖
Nice Vid, well done! BTW, your alu Pedals will not influence the Compass, but the Westach needle guages most certainly will !! - They have fixed magnets that play hell with those Compasses, I have had personal experience of that, even with them placed further away!
Awesome Arthur,16,000 ft wow, I would like to have a look at your friction system thanx for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
Please email me for further information:
arthurgemperle1@gmail.com
Hello Arthur I am Alex From Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico...nice A/C
Great Arthur, you have made some very important and useful additions to your helicopter.
Its a shame, Rotorway International have not included them in their standard helicopter or indeed used you Arthur with your qualifications and experience to improve their helicopters.
Thanks for your comment.
Many of my improvements are for safety but also for comfort.
RW mostly improves there helicopter after people in the field have made some useful improvements, like me with the turbo.
I believe some of them are already on the newest model
You are a genius i want meet you (i am a fan of youers )
Great clip, really looks like you having fun. Happy flying
Please tell me about the roller rocker who did it where did you get done
cool video, but i have one question. why are you rolling down the throttle so quicly when you land? to me it seemes beneficial to have full rpm until you are certain the helicopter sits firmly on the ground ( mostly "bush" landings, i get it when you are on grass or pavement :) )
Will work for helicopter 🚁
👏👏👏
Author, what are our thoughts on the Kiss turbine Conversion? Your my new go to guy for RotorWay!
The Kiss turbine RW is a nice project but it never took off because of the enormous fuel consumption for private use.
RW factory tried there own turbine version with a Rollsroice turbine, also to expensive, could not sell anyone
AMAZING great job! What type of turbo and waste gate did you use ?
I am considering adding a turbo to a rotorway 90, any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers
Thanks for watching.
Please email me for a lots of useful information.
arthurgemperle1@gmail.com
Nice mods. Next time you make a video though, exclude the music. It made listening to you describe your wonderful additions a tad difficult.
Any advice for someone interested in learning how to fly and building their own helicopter?
Thanks for watching.
If you want to build a helicopter, than there is only one way to go and that is Rotorway. If you want to learn to fly, that depends in what country you live. Not every country offers training on Rotorway but you always can learn to fly on a Robinson R22 as that is the cheapest option after Rotorway
Arthur, lots of work for sure but the end result is very impressive. What is the empty weight now?
Hi Ken, Thanks for watching and your comment.
The empty weight of my RW is 460kg ore 1010lbs.
In case you have not seen all my previous videos go to my CZcams channel:
czcams.com/users/arthurgemperlevideos
and see yourself how capable my RW is
Please make a walk around on your chopper.
Good day Arthur and everyone, do I need a PPL (H) to fly this kind of Helicopter or what. Lastly do you think it can be able to fly from Tzaneen in Limpopo to Johannesburg twice a week?
Hi Keith, yes you need a PPL H to bee able to fly this helicopter as well as every other one.
That distance is about 400 km that means you have to refuel ones to be able to fly to J'burg. The RW helicopter has an endurance of max 2hr. at. 140km/hr. You can refuel at any petrol station half way with normal unleaded fuel.
Great Video !! Would like to ask about more info on the fire extinguishers? Type and manufacturer?
Thanks for watching.
I will send you more information regarding the fire extinguisher some time next week
The powerful fire extinguisher is called Fire Stryker and is found on the internet and on CZcams video's
Great stuff, what accent is that?
Just curious, what is the engine displacement on your helicopter, (2654cc)? and what turbo are you using?
Thanks for watching
The Rotorway engine displacement is 162 inches 2 or 2654 cc
For more information please email me:
arthurgemperle1@gmail.com
Is this from manufacture or private modifications. Im interested in purchasing an a600turbo
Hi Jeiro
All modifications and improvements are done by me privat.
You can email me at arthurgemperle1@gmail.com if you need more information
Regard Arthur
Belt driven tail rotor? Thanks
Hi John, thanks for watching
Yes belt driven tail rotor, is very reliable, light and low maintenance
Incase anyone is interested, 40 inches of boost is 1.35BAR, I assume that is absolute pressure.
Yes correct
The boost above atmospheric pressure is 0.35 bar
@@ArthurGemperle I am in the process of building my own helicopter, turbocharged also. Can't wait to start flying. Greetings from Australia.
Can one use such a helicopter for across border flights? What logistics would be required? I wanna fly my baby home girl home in style
Yes you can as any other aircraft. You need to file a flight plan with exact details where you take off and land, aswell take off and landing time. Altitude and flight route must be specified.
You have to go through a passport control on a International airport for take off and landing.
The term ‘exact’ makes it sound so stringent, I was of the opinion that helicopters can give one more leeway to ‘hoover’ around at leisure
@@noelnyawade3072
This is correct, in SA you can fly around with your helicopter anywhere as long you don't fly in controlled airspace without filing a flight plan.
However if you make a cross border flight you have to take off and land on a International airport controlled airspace
Hi Arthur.
Greetings from the UK. I'm an ex-R22/44 driver currently researching Rotorway. They look too good (and cheap!) to be true ... and you took that thing to 16,000ft ASL, and took your hands off the controls and it still flew straight and level, and didn't enter an unrecoverable attitude and crash even once :-)
Is this normal Rotorway behaviour, or is your machine especially well-balanced or something? (Bear in mind I am used to R22s).
Keep safe, Mark.
ps. And another question: I would be very uncomfortable not having an Artificial Horizon. Is there space for one anywhere?
Hi Mark, thanks for watching
My RW is not standard but extremely well balanced and as you know turbo charged.
There is space for an artificial horizon if one makes a different instrument layout. Certain instruments with less priority can be fitted in the space above your foot.
What is the price of all the upgrades?
Thanks for watching
This is very difficult to say, but I estimate about $5000 or less
What is the use of the hover fan improvement if I may ask?
Thanks for watching.
In hover there is no airflow trough the intercooler to cool the hot compressed air from the turbo, there for I use a fan to to blow through the intercooler to cool the hot air. In flight the fan is switched of and the airflow from the forward flight is doing the job.
@@ArthurGemperle Awesome! I get it now. To prevent the turbocharger from over heating. I have some knowledge of turbine powered helicopters and I think there is no need fror this there. Thanks for the reply!
Sorry not quite right, not to prevent the turbo from overheating but to prevent the engine to have detonation or pre ignition due to hot air intake.
Also cooler air carrys more oxygen to the engine and that means more power.
@@ArthurGemperle Ok. That makes more sense. I think I have seen one in Robinson R22 helicopter as well. At the back of the helicopter.
@@karanmarwaha6605
The Robinson R22 and R 44 are not turbo charged.
There engine is air cooled , they need that big fan to cool down the engine.
The Rotorway helicopter is water cooled like a car, but also needs a fan to cool down the water.
That has nothing to do with cooling the air intake for the engine after the turbocharger
At the 3:09 mark - you really CAN make the Rotorway A600 go beyond two-hours of fuel?
Thanks for watching.
My longest nonstop in the air with the normal standard tank was exactly 2 hours and with the long range tank 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Check my video World record high altitude landing.
czcams.com/users/arthurgemperlevideos
@@ArthurGemperle so 2 hours with a normal standard tank, and an additional 2 hours and 45 minutes with a long range tank? That's 4 hours and 45 minutes in the air. AWESOME! And I've learned that Rotorway A600 runs on the same fuel used for automobiles, is that correct?
Sorry you misunderstood, 2 hours with the standard tank and an additional 1 hour with the long range tank a total of 3 hours in the air.
Yes the Rotorway helicopter can use normal unleaded fuel aswell as aviation fuel (AFGAS)
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Hello Arthur
I live on the Reunion Island pilot airplane I would like to switch to the helicopter and your video really makes you want with this machine,
I said to myself that passing my patent on the same type of machine that you would be great! but what does it cost all the modifications you made to achieve the same performance?
thanks in advance
fred
Hi Frederic
If you fly in Reunion at sea level than you don't need a turbo and many of my modifications.
You can email me for more detailed information
arthurgemperle1@gmail.com
Regards Arthur
Can you fly internationally in That?
Thanks for watching,.
Yes with a Rotorway helicopter you can fly anywhere in the world.
If you cross a country border must take off and land in a International airport and file a flight plan
How many maintenance hourse per flight hour ? Thanks.
Hi Jack
The RororWay helicopter has about the same maintenance per hour flight like any other helicopter. 1hour flight, 1hour maintenance.
Most other manufacturers don't tell you the truth.
The difference is on a RW you can do the maintenance yourself but on all certified you dont have to do anything except pay a lots of money
@@ArthurGemperle That's a pretty good answer Arthur. May I ask you another question. How many hours on average, would the 162 cu inch engine last for, Would a properly maintained one get close to 1000 flight hours, do you think?
Thanks. Your ship is a great example of the breed. I love the 'high altitude' footage, that was otherwordly and not something you associate much with any helicopter, ever.
@@jackspratt4343
I believe if you maintain the helicopter according to RW specification it will last 1000hr. before the full overhaul is necessary
@@ArthurGemperle That is excellent for a 'home made' engine, with all respect. I've been looking at these machines since the late 1990's , even visited a distributer once. I'm impressed with the Rotorway user community and their enhancements than I am with the base company.
You qualify for the next 007 movie
*what the name of engine in ur Hilcopter*
Hi thanks for watching
My Rotorway helicopter has the Rotorway factory engine. But I made many improvements like the turbo to the Rotorway engine like I explained in the video
@@ArthurGemperle thank you first for respond me i send to you A message check ur inbox at Gamil thank you very Much uncle arthur
Hi Arthur, I ordered the first and second phase of the RW 162f in 2003. Then I got sick and didn't even get the phase 2 box open. Phase one had to be unboxed so I could store the parts in a safe place. No work has been done to any parts. Do you think someone my have an interested in purchasing the parts? You are the first person I have contacted with this information. Thanks Kelly Sampson
Hi Kelly, thanks for watching. Unfortunately I would not know anyone who would buy a part of your old kit. As awesome my Rotorway is in my opinion, there is a very small market and value on a resale. We battle to sell a fully built RW 162f in perfect condition and ready to fly with only 400hr. for $ 25 000.
The best thing for you is to advertise in the RW owners forum.
Regards Arthur
Thanks Arthur for getting back with me. By the way very empressive Rotorway!!
Hi Kelly
I might have someone who would like to buy some parts from you.
Email me:
arthurgemperle1@gmail.com
and let us know where you live. Thanks
Thanks Arthur, I have turned over all information to my Secretary Jane, she will email you.. Are you out playing? I'm heading out fishing, I live by the Snake river in Idaho. The fish are on the bit!! Thanks again. Kelly Sampson
@@ArthurGemperle Do you still have this RW 162F or you did sell it at $25,000 ?
Its price? I want to buy it
And seatig capasty?
It is for 2 persons, mine is not for sale but we have an other one with the same turbo like mine for sale for only $ 55 000.
With 250 total engine hours
@@ArthurGemperle
Brother kindly in touche with me i want to buy for 4 persons but i have no knowlege about hellies
If that will out of my range then this one will best but i need ur guidness as a brother
Hi Zain
There is no 4 seat helicopter as kit available. One a 4 seat used certified helicopter the Robinson R44 is the best option but it will set you back at least $ 350 000
@@ArthurGemperle
Ok brother but plz tell me that aftr 250 ours we should change its engine then it becomes fly able and how much expences at this proces
@@zainabbas1467 l don't know from where you heard this untrue story regarding changing the engine after 250hr.
All aircrafts had a maintenance schedule like a car.
Aircraft maintenance is more involved than cars maintenance, because you cant just pull over and stop. On aircrafts you do everything earlier so nothing should break during a flight. Each aircraft has a different maintenance schedule.
On Rotorway engine you have to complete overhaul the engine after 1000hr. but deffinately not throw the engine away. After that overhaul the engine is considered new again and you are ready to go an other 1000hr. To keep the engine running you have to do several services every 100hr. and preferably change oil and clean filters every 50hr.
As a private pilot even if you fly a lot like me It can take between 10 and 20 years to perform a complete overhaul.
I hope that answers your questions
All those improvements and the tail rotor is still driven by a rubber belt.
Thanks for watching.
This is correct, the belt drive is reliable maintenance free, light and easy to change. Shaft driven tail rotor is heavy, expensive and has 2 gear boxes who are maintenance intensive and not without concerns.
I want to buy ur helicopter really
Thanks for watching
Good idea, why don't you buy a helicopter. I can sell you some very good used one for a very low price.
You will never find that opportunity anymore.
arthurgemperle1@gmail.com
Do you ever sleep ?
Your music is to loud and distracting.