Subject: Bell-47-History
From: paul lamar
Date: 8/7/2015, 3:01 AM
To: A10-Me-Earthlink

If I were to get in helicopters I think I would rather have
an old Bell 47 rather than a Robinson.


Unfortunately it is not practical to power a Bell 47 with a rotary as the
crankshaft of the six cylinder is mounted vertically.

A Mazda rotary does not run well in that orientation.

Paul Lamar

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