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Old 22nd April 2015 | 11:49
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Ian Corrigible
 
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From: 1 Dunghill Mansions, Putney
The new rotor was a nice idea from a marketing perspective, but its autorotational characteristics are lousy.



Aside from the single-pilot VFR cockpit (with 4-axis DAFCS, EFIS, FMS, 3D synthetic vision, EVS, TAWS, RMS and Euronav DMAP, all NVG-compatible) and the fixed gear, the aircraft also has a composite rear fuselage (which, together with the simplified gear, is said to reduce OEW by 220 lbs) and a 20-second 990 shp max power rating.

Aerodynamic tweaks to the rotor were also mentioned at one stage, but never detailed.

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