h redeye
the navy gazelle has an exhaust the same as a raf gazelle which point rearwards slightly bent , some of the army ones have a exhaust that goes straight up into the blades to stop heat seeking missiles
the flight manual for the gazelle shows a slower forward speed for the upward facing exaust
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Not if it is a free turbine (if it does then the RN Gazelles are thrusting into the ground as their exhausts point upwards...)
ive never seen one of these on a navy gazelle which one have you seen
the fan on the notar is driven from aft transmission not from the free turbine also there is no exaust going down the tail boom
the tail boom is composite the exaust heat would probobly melt it
steve