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Old 23rd Jun 2014, 19:14
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Fareastdriver
 
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It used a conventional R.R. Gnome with a free turbine. This drives a reduction gearbox that finally changes the angle of drive from horizontal to the angle required to connect to the drive shaft that was original powered by a radial engine.
Dreadfully inefficient. The S62, using the same engine and rotor system had a 1.000lbs advantage in payload.,
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