If McClaren built helicopters....
Mclaren's new road car has been unvieled, they hope to make 800 per year
at £150k each. A construction feature to note is that it is the first road car to have a carbon fiber tub acting as a chassis and a safety cell.
There is a picture of the tub here.
BBC NEWS | Business | McLaren road car marks expansion
Surely it is feasible to design a helicopter cockpit around a carbon fiber safety cell? In particular so that it has some chance of breaking and tumbling away from the fuel tank engine and gearbox in a prang?
And, as the song goes , "he aint heavy...."
Mickjoebill