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They really do exist. Most of them are kits or plans. I seem to
recall one that was sold fully assembled, but I can't recall the name.

I'm currently building an AW95 from a set of plans. The AW95 is
actually a fat ultralight, but I believe that I can trim the 15 pounds
necessary to make it a true ultralight. I like the AW95 because its a
proven design and there are a lot of people who have built one and
flown it.

Most of the other plans and kits are working designs too - some better
than others. However, there are a few phony designs. One in
particular is the G-1 ultralight. Unless God rewrites the laws of
physics, the G-1 will never fly without major design modifications.

I just got back from Oshkosh, and as normal, the rotorcraft contingent
was very small. I did see a short flight demo of the Mosquito
http://www.innovatortech.ca/ helicopter, which is a true ultralight
helicopter. It looked like it had full collective control on the rotor
since I don't remember hearing the RPM change when he climbed and
descended in a hover. It appeared to fly very nicely it the time that I
saw it flying around. He even took it around the patch a few times,
which means the pilot was (I hope) confident in the autorotating
characteristics on the heliocpter.

Steve