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Old 31st Jan 2008, 01:13
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Originally Posted by NickLappos
The pursuit of symmetry that is his mantra seems to be sparked by some internal asymmetry, frankly! Even Charlie Kaman, the inventor, dumped the syncropter configuration that Dave is wedded to, Dave has never tried to find out why.
So why did he dump the syncropter? It appears they put the Seasprite up in front, at least in terms of the picture coverage. It also seems they build blackhawk cabins:
http://www.kamanaero.com/images/PDFs...20Sikorsky.pdf

The K-max is still there, looks like it can lift a decent amount but you could just about catch it with a S300CBi.

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