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Old 18th Oct 2018, 21:44
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tartare
 
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That's incredible - it doesn't look like it could auto-rotate - I'd just assumed the disc loading would be too high and it would be too heavy.
Seems they're already thinking of a SAR role:
https://www.slideshare.net/webfinmec...rch-and-rescue
It'd be ideal for long-range, over water winching off ships - the sort of thing done off the coasts of Australia and NZ.
Great for medivac too.
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