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Old 20th Sep 2007, 17:23
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HillerBee
 
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Impossible. The imbalance would roll the helicopter over in seconds. Blades on a Hiller or Bell47 in those days weighed around 85 pounds. An imbalance on a Hiller of a .1 ounce make them already shake like .....
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