They used the Bell OH-13 (model 47) 2-bladed helicopter in M.A.S.H. The
"killer Hillers" were two-bladed (semirigid) with wooden blades. I used
to fly the Hiller OH-23 in flight school. Not only were they semirigid,
but they had paddles connected to the cyclic and no hydraulics. The Bell
had hydraulics.
Bell OH 23
*http://tinyurl.com/n5bmz6n

*Hiller OS-23 Model 360
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRDJ9oyjcMc

On 02/03/2014 12:13 PM, Greg London wrote:
>> Most helicopters used by news organizations ...
>> Depending on whether they are semi-rigit or fully
>> articulated, each blade has its own independent angle of attack,.
> Most news helicopters are Bell Jet Rangers with 2 rotor blades.
> As far as I know, any helicopter with 2 rotor blades is rigid.
>
>> I have seen helicopters go into vibration on the
>> ground and destroy themselves.
> I've only seen video. It was an older Hiller "killer" model
> (a la "M.A.S.H.") with 3 rotor blades.
>
> I've got a chunk of time on a Robbie.
> Someday, I'll splurge and get an hour or two on something
> with a turbine. If I win the lottery, jetpack.
>
> As for the article, interesting way to pack data in to the audio.
> I wouldn't have been able to reverse engineer it the way the
> guy writing the article did.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>

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