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Old 17th May 2006, 15:19
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Hairyplane
 
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Covers

Looks good!

While I have Cambrai covers for my fixed wing machines ( vintage and modern) I have a full set of 'Copter Covers' for my R44.

I think they were IRO £1600 for the set.

I havent actually used them yet, simply because the thing is fairly new, I havent yet had to overnight in cr@ppy weather, use the canopy cover supplied ( perfectly adequate but for some reason doesn't cover the rear windows..??) otherwise and all other times the thing lives in a heated/ dehumidified purpose- built hangar.

THe 44 is of course easy to put away in a hangar with the blades fore/aft and thus has a definate advantage over a 3-blader.

My hangar is quite narrow ( but unfortunately wide enough to fit in the garden furniture, mower and all the other cr@p we dont like to chuck away...) and was therefore quite cheap - £10k all in, lit, the lot. All very smart and substantial in brown wrinkly tin on a steel frame.

HP
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