Originally Posted by
Tickle
I've noticed some Gazelles have their horizontal stabiliser endplates cut down to tiny sections. Does this have an effect to reduce drag or increase tail rotor authority perhaps?
IIRC, reduced stability requirement because of the longer fuselage on the 'stretched' Gazelles.
The attachment on the fwd stbd crosstube isn't anything to do with the smoke flares: they were on the rear crosstube, either side, with a highly technical piece of string back into the cockpit to fire the flare when needed
Another view of the pod: I've asked another Sharks driver without any luck so far
