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Old 31st Oct 2017, 17:43
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Niner Lima Charlie
 
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Airbus (Eurocopter) designs have always been better high altitude machines. Bell and Sikorsky seem to be designed for operations near sea level. Having flown a Bell 205A into helipads at 13,000 MSL, I can tell you that the tail rotor was very limited, and autorotation ability was almost zero.
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