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From: Peter Bailey <pbailey@*****.IPSWICHCITY.QLD.GOV.AU>
Subject: Re: Banshee Bird Strikes/ et al
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 15:29:33 +0200
Hi Sebastian,

> Could someone give me a good idea of what would happen if you shot a netgun
> at a helecoptor? I imagine (if you were close enough) that the stabalizing
> rotor would be the one to go for, but how much would it take to stop or at
> least majorly fuck the arodynamics of a rotor?

Something like a standard net is likely to get shredded in a tail rotor,
and would not have an earthly on a main. However, something large and
flexible like a pelican can and does do nasty things....

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