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Old 7th May 2005, 20:44
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Dave_Jackson
 
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Hi Slowrotor,

This particular interleaving helicopter is not intended for speed. It's indented for ease of piloting. -----> more pilots -----> more rentals ----> more craft -----> more production ----> lower cost & higher safety.

Yes, all 2-blade rotors when combined with any type of flap/teeter restriction (offset hinge, hub spring, etc.) will experience 2/rev vibration during horizontal flight, however, this craft has 3 blades.

A friend in Kelowna just built and hovered a simple model of the 3-blade Interleaving this week. He said that it had good stability, due to the precone in the two disks. Next week he wants to build a slightly more advanced model.

Dave

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