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Old 4th January 2023 | 22:19
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Originally Posted by Flugzeug A
Isn’t the blade diameter more important re the landing zones any of these can get into?
Obviously getting them into a hangar is good , but I don’t think the people being shot at & waiting on the ground will care about that.
Again , I don’t see that other than speed & ‘Wow , it’s different’ , either proposal is bringing much to the party.

Agreed. Check out the video below.


note that the V-280 not only provides 300 kits speed, but also twice the range and more payload than a Blackhawk.

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