The RotorWay A600 Talon is an American helicopter, designed and produced by RotorWay International of Chandler, Arizona. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.We recently checked out the Rotorway A600 Helicopter; a quick build experimental helicopter that you can build in your garage.
Here is owner of that Helicopter David giving us a second look and going more in-depth on the specs of his newly built helicopter.The A600 helicopter uses a converted custom built engines with power output of 168 HP. This is the turbocharged version.If you go for a standard A600 kit, then you’ll be down to 147 HP.
The helicopter will climb at a respectable 1000 feet per minute and you are cruising between 80 to 100 miles per hour. A brand new A600 Talon kit which includes the engine runs for about $160,000.
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The A600 features a single main rotor, a two-seats in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid-type landing gear.The aircraft is capable of an in ground effect hover at 6,000 ft (1,829 m) and an out of ground effect hover at 1,219 m.
- Engine: RH600T 168HP
- Capacity: 2
- Useful load: 620 lbs
- Range: 200 miles
- Speed: 90 – 100 mph
- Price: $160,000