"Well, I just have to say that it was the most docile flying machine I had ever flown, including fixed and rotor wing. It was also the easiest machine to fly. Why? Because it was designed and built RIGHT!!"

Dave DeWinter, former PRA Board member, CFI, and homebuilder.

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Toru Ito's LW-3S (short frame)
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Toru Ito's LW-3 that he flies off of a beach in Japan Toru Ito's portable hangar. Toru Ito's portable hangar.
Toru's instrument panel. Note the hyraulic prerotator lines on the sides of the instrument panel. Toru's instrument panel. Note the hyraulic prerotator lines on the sides of the instrument panel. Toru's 2180 VW powerplant.
Toru's 2180 VW powerplant. Rotorhead. Rear view
Side shot of Toru's LW-3S on the beach in Japan.