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Old 17th Dec 2013, 18:45
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bspatz
 
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First Production Model 214

A very minor detail, but as I recall the early metal main rotor blades were fitted with static wicks on the tips which disappeared with the introduction of the plastic blades. They were also prone to disappear in flight and it until one hit a member of the ground crew, nobody realised the number that were being lost and replaced as a routine during the AF. Conservative estimate was enough went missing to carpet most of Southern England!
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