Showers Skytwister Choppy
Showers-Aero · United States · first flew 1992 · helicopter
The Showers Skytwister Choppy is an American single-seat helicopter produced by Showers-Aero of Milton, Pennsylvania. It was supplied as plans for amateur construction.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, rotary |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Two-bladed main rotor and two-bladed tail rotor on a bolted aluminium-tube fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Single-seat open cockpit with a windshield
- Skid-type landing gear
- Two-bladed main rotor and two-bladed tail rotor on a bolted aluminium-tube fuselage
It is a very small single-seat helicopter with an open cockpit and skid landing gear. It has a two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor.
Specifications
- The Showers Skytwister Choppy has a length of 4.78 m (16 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 6.55 m (21 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 137 km/h (85 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
The Skytwister is a modernised version of the Adams-Wilson Hobbycopter, also called the Choppy, redesigned by Ben Showers. It was designed to comply with the US Experimental amateur-built rules.
Variants
The Skytwister replaced the original Choppy motorcycle engine with a 64 hp Rotax 582 two-stroke engine.
Where you'll see it
By 1998 the company reported that 200 sets of plans had been sold and 12 aircraft were completed and flying. By April 2015 no examples were registered in the United States with the FAA.
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