This is the place where the majority of the warbird (aircraft that have survived military service) discussions will take place. Specialized forums may be added in the new future
Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:23 pm
Does anyone have any idea if any of these H-34 hulks could be turned into a viable and flyable project helicopter?
Thu Dec 23, 2010 4:52 pm
Yes, they'd be easy to restore, but you'll need a lot of money for the strangely (considering the lack of demand) expensive pits...rotor blades, engines, transmissions.
With helicopters, the basic airframe is the easy (and cheap) part.
Fri Dec 24, 2010 8:57 am
What do you figure it would cost to have a set of main rotor blades overhauled?
I know about engine costs.
What about a transmission overhaul or overhaul parts?
Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:50 am
Used to be plenty of surplus parts back in the early 90's irrc
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