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Interesting take. I have been interesting in learning to fly a helo ever since my childhood and watching Airwolf and Blue Thunder, maybe even more so, now.
Future helicopters will fly in new ways
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I don't know if I could ever trust anything that's not a main rotor/tail rotor or tandem rotor configuration.
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I don't like it. The main rotors turning counter to each other is what keeps the aircraft stable. Well what happens when one fails? You get spun into the ground. If one fails the second will likely fail simply because of proximity. It would be like the rotors of a Chinook being thrown out of sync. The whole thing would be torn apart.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
SSG (Join to see) - The USAF flew even more complex rotor systems, Intersecting rotor planes no less for a couple of decades with the Husky" it worked quite well From what I have read they were extremely stable in hover.
I remember seeing them fly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_HH-43_Huskie
I remember seeing them fly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_HH-43_Huskie
Kaman HH-43 Huskie - Wikipedia
The Kaman HH-43 Huskie was a helicopter with intermeshing rotors used by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps from the 1950s until the 1970s. It was primarily used for aircraft firefighting and rescue in the close vicinity of air bases, but was later used as a short range overland search and rescue aircraft during the Vietnam War.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
Sgtarried the were Air Rescue folks so insane levels of bravery are
a given even in peacetime.
But the Aircraft itself was famous for reliability and safety. The mission include a primary role hovering over a burning aircraft to drive flames away from the cockpit so the crew could escape , that take a very cold kind of courage even to take the job.
a given even in peacetime.
But the Aircraft itself was famous for reliability and safety. The mission include a primary role hovering over a burning aircraft to drive flames away from the cockpit so the crew could escape , that take a very cold kind of courage even to take the job.
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