Well I guess you might have a point there! However, the initial statement was that
The intermeshing configuration is better then the single rotor configuration
(No stupid questions, only answers!
So I think that the response to the initial question posed was pretty reasonable.
I did a quick search for intermeshing rotors and just got a lot of information about food-mixers (honestly)!
However, there was one reasonable hit, and an excellent site for information about much of what has been discussed in this thread.
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/question/helico pter.shtml
However;
A
subgroup of twin non-coaxial rotors is the twin intermeshing rotor system, seen only on a few helicopters made by the Kaman company, including the H-43 Husky and K-MAX. The principles by which intermeshing rotors operate are the same as those previously discussed for other twin rotor helicopters. The difference is that the rotors are mounted very close together and actually intermesh, i.e. the blades on one rotor travel through the rotor disk of the other rotor.
Of course, the intermeshing of the rotors is carefully timed to keep the rotors from chopping each other to pieces .
Whilst the Kaman products have seen some success, it needs to be noted that the most succesful helicopter produced by Kaman was the Seasprite - a conventionally configured helicopter with a tail rotor.
Not a flame. Interesting topic and an interesting response (as always).
[ 26 August 2001: Message edited by: Cyclic Hotline ]