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Old 15th Sep 2022, 22:19
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This was one I remember that was scary, the Hiller helicopter rotor blades are the same as Bell 47 items but shorter and a lot cheaper, someone was butt welding extensions onto them and passing them off as Bell 47 ones, that’s over 12 1/2 inches!

https://www.casa.gov.au/content-sear...n-rotor-blades
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