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Old 1st Jan 2015, 11:29
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Hughes500
 
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Curious what's its ROD in autos at 80 Kts ?
300c (3 blades )is about 1800 ft min
500HS(4 blades )is about 2000
500D/E ( 5 blades )about 2300

So would assume that with 6 blades must be getting close to 2600 ???
Not a great comparison I know as 300 blades are about 4 inches longer than c d or e model ones about the same length as 600 ones
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