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Zef 03-16-2007 01:51 AM
Bell 429 chopper first flight
 
Yup...What a beautiful chopper...The most advanced and modern civil chopper to date...And proudly designed and built here in Mirabel...Enjoy that first flight...!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7priSgMfolk

VINMAN 03-16-2007 04:04 AM
Sweet! Almost has the same lines as an Augusta 109

BlueSkyJaunte 03-16-2007 08:33 AM
I can't believe they're still building open tail rotors. Aren't tail rotor strikes on landing the #1 cause of heli accidents?

Zef 03-16-2007 11:08 AM
Pilot's lost of control happen just before tail rotor strike...!

BlueSkyJaunte 03-16-2007 12:19 PM
Oh, good grief. Just do a search:

http://www.google.com/search?q=tail+rotor+strike

It's not that hard to build an enclosed or tail rotor-less heli.

Zef 03-16-2007 01:21 PM
In a chopper world...you want it light...Enclosed tail rotor is heavy and require more maintenance...$$$

BlueSkyJaunte 03-16-2007 05:03 PM
Fenestron is only one option....NOTAR is a fair trade-off.


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