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Old 5th Jul 2003, 15:24
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Ascend Charlie
 
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You want to see some complex vibration dampers? Look at a Sikorsky S76 rotor head. Stay away from whatever drugs that design engineer was on!

Regarding the BK 117, the best comment I heard about the dampers was from a woman who looked at the two pendulous ball-shaped items hanging from each blade root, and said, with a grin:
"I suppose this is a BOY helicopter?"
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