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Old 15th November 2006 | 00:23
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Because he got it right!
Originally Posted by bayou06
Why is it that we are still designing aircraft around Brother Igor's original concept?
"Two rotors are like two women in the kitchen. You might think they would do twice as much work, but the efficiency of each is lower-ed by 35 percent." -- Igor Sikorsky
http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/charac1.html

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