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Old 29th January 2005 | 04:42
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Jack Carson
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2nd Generation XH-59 (ABC)

It sounds as if you are discussing a 2nd generation XH-59. The XH-59A aircraft had very rigid coaxial rotors that gave it very reasonable forward speed capability with thrust augmentation and more importantly good rotor performance at higher altitudes. It is a shame that this concept was retired so early in its developmental cycle.
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