For the aviation fans

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In the awesome thread because rotors are better.

Incredibly its a 60's design and a 70's machine;

https://www.flyingbulls.at/en/fleet/bo105-c/

 

Pilot friends tell me its some serious flying there. It’s a full ridged rotor system thus a hard flight and you shake a lot. Same rotor as the BK 117 but have also done something to pressurized  the fuel and oil reservoirs to make it work when inverted.

[MrJacques]

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In the awesome thread because rotors are better.

 

I saw this whirlybird flying at a RedBull Air Race a while back.  It was spectacular!  I found it more entertaining than the planes. 

[MrJacques]

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/307938-sanbs-to-deliver-blood-by-drone.html

 

https://www.quantum-systems.com

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Something to be proud of.

 

19 Squadron Oryx pilot nominated for top UN peacekeeping medal

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/military-helicopters/exclusive-19-squadron-oryx-pilot-nominated-for-top-un-peacekeeping-medal/

[Lotus]

Here's some more great local news:

https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/pics-sa-teens-to-make-history-with-flight-from-cape-town-to-cairo-in-a-plane-they-built-themselves-20190530

Edited May 30, 2019 by Lotus

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