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Old 8th May 2001 | 16:24
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I've never flown in one but I have spoken to a few guys that have, and apparently the dual rotor configuration causes lots of vibes. Even more than the traditional configuration.

The Chinook (so I'm told) had something like a spring mounted floor to minimise the vibes transmitted to the passengers. Lots of these guys said that you felt very sick after flying in one of these blenders.

I understand there have also been one or two disasters where the synchronisation was lost between the meshing blades and both rotors smashed themselves to pieces.

Not good for public relations.