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Old 8th Nov 2018, 12:46
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Bob.....do you wear Dancing Pumps on a Mountain Hike?

Different designs for different purposes for very good reasons.

The Tandem Rotor design has advantages that single rotor helicopters do not....and the reverse is true.

The Chinook design with two aft landing gear that are steerable....long cabin length to accommodate the Rotor system that accommodates large numbers of passengers and wheeled vehicles or pallets of cargo makes for a nice set up.

For the longest time it is and in a lot of cases remains the fastest helicopter in the fleet and capable of operating at high altitudes with some reduction in All Up Weight.
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