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Old 18th Oct 2011, 16:51
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jamesdevice
 
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so who pays to design and engineer the folding rotor blades?
and presumably it would also need full marinisation - just as required by the Merlins.
The Chinook is no more marine capable than the Merlin Mk3 - and at least converting that is (or should be) a known quantity

Now if cost is a problem, maybe someone could ask Columbia Helicopters to knock up a quick batch of updated new-build Sea Knights. Columbia now own the construction rights.
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