heli3 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 narrow? light? compared to what? Compared to the other blade kinds... YouTube Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaOneSix Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Mi-8 has the heaviest rotor blades of any helicopter I've ever worked on. I have not worked on Chinooks, but their rotor blades weight almost exactly the same. There is not another helicopter in the same weight class as an Mi-8 with heavier rotor blades. The chord of the blades is also comparable to other helicopters in the same class. My point, I guess, is that the blades on Mil helicopters are not lighter nor are they appreciably narrower than other helicopters in the same weight class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heli3 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Mi-8 has the heaviest rotor blades of any helicopter I've ever worked on. I have not worked on Chinooks, but their rotor blades weight almost exactly the same. There is not another helicopter in the same weight class as an Mi-8 with heavier rotor blades. The chord of the blades is also comparable to other helicopters in the same class. My point, I guess, is that the blades on Mil helicopters are not lighter nor are they appreciably narrower than other helicopters in the same weight class. The relation lenght-chord has no rival. They are of course heavy since they are large and designed to lift a big thing plust its cargo, but to be that long, they could be considered somewhat light. YouTube Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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