The RotorWay 300T Eagle is an American

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that was under development by

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, in 2009-2011. The aircraft was intended to be

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and supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft for the

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and aerial work markets.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 194. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X The aircraft was announced at

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2009, with a first flight then predicted for 2010. The company started taking

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5,000 customer deposits at that time.

Design and development

The 300T Eagle features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in

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enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid-type

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and a Rolls-Royce RR300-B1

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engine. The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is . Since the initial announcement of the aircraft in 2009 no further information has been provided by the company and no announcement of a first flight has been made. The company's webpage about the aircraft had been removed by the end of 2011 and the project may have been cancelled.

Specifications (300T Eagle)

References

External links

Archive of the official 300T Eagle page
on

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