The Vortech Shadow was designed to comply with the US
Experimental - Amateur-built aircraft rules. It features a single main rotor, a two-seats-in
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield,
tricycle landing gear, plus a tail
caster. The acceptable power range is . The standard engine used is the four cylinder, air-cooled,
four-stroke,
dual-ignition Lycoming O-320 powerplant in
pusher configuration. The aircraft
fuselage is made from tubing and composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of . The aircraft has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot, passenger and baggage is . The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a engine is and the landing roll is . The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 250 hours. ==Operational history==