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THE IRONMAN
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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
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03-16-2007, 01:51 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Sweet! Almost has the same lines as an Augusta 109
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03-16-2007, 04:04 AM
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I can't believe they're still building open tail rotors. Aren't tail rotor strikes on landing the #1 cause of heli accidents?
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03-16-2007, 08:33 AM
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Pilot's lost of control happen just before tail rotor strike...!
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03-16-2007, 11:08 AM
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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.
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03-16-2007, 12:19 PM
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In a chopper world...you want it light...Enclosed tail rotor is heavy and require more maintenance...$$$
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03-16-2007, 01:21 PM
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Fenestron is only one option....NOTAR is a fair trade-off.
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03-16-2007, 05:03 PM
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Porsche 914
Porsche 911 Carrera
THE ROADSTER
