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Old 20th September 2007 | 17:42
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Flying Bull
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Don't think so.
You might have a chance if you have 4 blades and remove 2 - but thats only a guess.
Going through all the accidents, where a helicopter touched someting with the blade - and knowing how tiny the bolts on the main gear box are - and having had vibrations, only to a lost sctoth tape - one blade off would rip out the gear box in moments.
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