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8th Apr 2017, 06:48

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@onetrack
Can we agree that 4 seat helicopter of that size need approx 150 kW (201 hp) engine.
Your opinion is that just 2% of that power is enough in tail?!

More likely, you may need up to 20-30% of that power in tail... during hover or hover taxi.

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