As can be clearly seen in this photo, the installation of the Allison 250 turbine in this Bell 47 is both neat and simple. Conversion of older piston helos provides long engine life coupled with an enormous relative power reserve at a reasonable cost.
Hawker’s Hot Rod Helo
Most people have a private dream. Some are able to make that dream come true – others just dream.
For example, MDR’s Managing Editor has a recurring dream, a vision of reigning light aircraft to take gas turbines with the PT6 or Allison as the principal Good Fairy.
This writer dreams of really fast travel; nothing more than 20 minutes in Australia-UK would tum him on to enthuse that this is really the only way to get from Point A to Point B.
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