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Old 23rd April 2016 | 04:54
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You could do some research on whether it is better to have a single input (B212, B412) or multiple inputs (the rest).

Each one has advantages - B212 with the combining gearbox drives one shaft into the main txmsn, making it fairly simple. But a driveshaft failure means you have lost both engines instead of just one (has happened).

Multiple inputs give more load pathways for redundancy, but increase the complexity of the gearbox.
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