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26th December 2010 | 23:03

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FairWeatherFlyer

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No doubt a piston Helo is far less reliable than a turbine

How do you reach this wide-ranging conclusion about all aircraft with one type of engine vs all aircraft with another type of engine?

26th December 2010 | 23:16

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Whirlygig

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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner

More moving parts which can go wrong?

Cheers

Whirls

27th December 2010 | 13:56

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Hughes500

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Rotornut
My apologies, didnt realise you were talking about a b model, their biggest problem is the old style blades, put a new set on and the blades are worth more than the machine !

28th December 2010 | 13:49

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rotornut

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Hughes500
Actually I was referring to a "C" model. I got my license quite a while ago on a "C" which used the old style blades as well as a number of older components such as the M/R dampers. I'm obviously not up to date on the "C" which certainly has improved component times.