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Old 13th Aug 2008, 13:42
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AdamFrisch
 
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I'd say that 2 blade helicopters exist for two reasons only:

1. Rotor system is easy and cheap to manufacture.
2. Ease of storing helicopter.

In all other aspects they're worse than a multi-blade rotor, I'd say. They mast bump, they make more noise, they fly rough, they get weird gravity centers (long masts) and so on.
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