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Photo #4225
CH-53 Flying with only "THREE MAIN ROTOR BLADES"

Thanks Thomas OHara & rherickson
Comment by: Nikolaos I. Hantzis on Apr 6, 2006 04:44 AM
Yep, this is true. I was lucky to work at Sikorsky in Stratford C.T. from 1987 to 1989. Jimmy Kay was the Sikorsky test pilot who was flying at the time this photo was taken ( I have a signed black and white copy at home) He said that they had a slight vibration @80knts and around 110 knts but everything else was smooth flying.

CH-53 Flying with  only "THREE MAIN ROTOR BLADES"
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Posted by Admin on 2003-12-11; Last Modified on 2010-01-05

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