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Old 18th Aug 2001, 03:58
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widgeon
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Are the TR blades bonded metal on the Agusta's ( I assume so as last AD called for LPI) . I thought most manufacturers had moved to composite blades specifically as they have a much slower crack propagation rate and a soft failure mode. Are the main rotor blades still metal as well ?.