what is the best helicopter in autorotation

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24th Feb 2005, 17:20

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CareBear

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Bell 214B - awsome machine - basically a stretched 212 airframe with a chinook engine and a couple of chinook blades !!!

Touchdown, lift to the hover, spot turn and land - no problem!!

26th Feb 2005, 22:54

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Bell47's are fantastic!! Very easy to Autorotate, in both vertical decent, and extending the glide, no drama's at all..

26th Feb 2005, 23:55

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Agree on the Bell 47. 40 kts, no idea on the ROD (no VSI!), very forgiving and quite a leisurely trip down. As opposed to the Lynx! Autos like a supertanker and has the range of a house brick!