Re: How Americans used drugged BEARS to test ejector seats (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation)

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Bob (not my real pseudonym) (invalid@invalid.invalid)

2018/06/22 01:08

On Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:24:59 -0500, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:

>"Miloch" wrote in message news:pgbogs01ei0@drn.newsguy.com...
>>
>> That's the advantage of flying helicopters...no parachutes needed...unless
>> you auto-rotate into some power lines
>
>Or lose your tail rotor:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjEnkoNAM-I
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-c_h8kGCU
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnK9bGCvYtU
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wILGTInYE0U

Wondering what disadvantages in the NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) alternative
have kept it from catching on more widely? Cost?

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