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Old 21st Jul 2020, 19:13
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Droop Snoot
 
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Originally Posted by Fareastdriver
Wooden blades. On the old Sycamore one would check the integrity of the wooden blades by grasping hold of the end, the blades drooped that far, and whipping the blade. As long as the wave went up to the root and back again smoothly the blade was OK>
Some version of that idea has been applied to metal and composite blades as well!
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