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Old 17th Aug 2022, 14:03
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admikar
 
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
Single stage centrifugal compressor, two stage compressor turbine and single stage free power turbine and an annular combustion chamber - not exactly a revolutionary design is it?

With all the R and D available to the major engine manufacturers, if this performance vs weight vs efficiency was possible, why wouldn't they have done it already?

Do Hill helicopters risk being overtaken by electric technology?
Snake oil rings a bell?
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