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Old 12-04-2021, 12:42 PM
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Which helicopter has the biggest blade?
Old 12-04-2021, 05:35 PM
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H-17
134 feet
i know its not what u are really looking for but it is a correct answer to your question.
Old 12-04-2021, 06:58 PM
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Lol thanks but I mean R/C helicopter.
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i knew that but could not resist.

i have seen a gasser that had almost a 4 ft rotor diameter. it weighed in about 35 lbs.

it was modeled after a korean war mash chopper.
thing was huge and flew great.

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Wow that's big. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Dana W
Which helicopter has the biggest blade?
The most blades I've seen are 8 on the Mi-26. But the highest theoretical lifting efficiency is achieved with the fewest blades and experiments have been done with single blade rotors (with a counterweight - there were vibration problems that couldn't be resolved).
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A lot of large scale helis have rotor disks starting at 3 mtrs, they normally use 1400mm blades.

Vario stuff goes up to 2.5 mtr, MAH (Russia) makes their blades.

M Blades in Germany make metal (extruded) blades up to 1500mm, yet they are closing down.

Spin Blades in Germany make up to 1600mm on special order.

The diameter of the rotor disk is also a combination of the blade length and of course the rotorhead dia.

You get most large blades out of the EU as there are more large scale builders.

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