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Old 12th Feb 2011, 10:15
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Yes EH101 plus the US military have reuired a 30 minute capability for years (early 70s?) so there are more military helicopters that are capable.

In fact AS332L managed 28 minutes before failure back in the early 90s and EC225 50 minutes (with the emergency cooling system that EC installed to protect crew and passenegrs).

The S-92 gearbox has performance stuck in the 1970s along with the 76, 365/155 and other helicopters of that era.
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