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Postby fabiane » Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:45 pm

Anyone else noticed?

Cools looking bird, so who's modelling that thing for FS  ;D?

http://www.eurocopter.com/site/en/ref/Video_1101.html

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Re: X3

Postby SeanTK » Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:11 pm

Here's another link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100927/tc_ ... ocopter_x3


Well, now we know what happens when you get a bunch of French aeronautical engineers drunk.  ;D
THAT is an ugly helicopter.
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Re: X3

Postby patchz » Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:47 am

[color=#000000]My question is, what will it do that the Augusta/Bell BA609 won't do better?
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Re: X3

Postby expat » Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:36 am

Seems that it needs a bit more work, notice the resonance in the wings and the tail  :-?

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Re: X3

Postby RaptorF22 » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:35 pm

Wow, I knew exactly what this tread was about by just those two characters. I'm an aviation nerd.  ;D
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