[R-390] Gear Trains & Helicopter Drives

[Rbethman]

Dat all depen - We talkin bout BIG rotor or de little 'un?

Bob - N0DGN

Lee Bahr wrote:

>A friend of mine was in the North Dakota National Guard.  (They used to use
>R-390As).  They were flying in a helicopter one day and it was close to
>noon.  So they decided to land near a small town near Fargo and go get some
>lunch at Helga's diner.  As they landed the helicopter a farmer in bib
>overalls came up to them, looked at the helicopter, looked at them, looked
>at the helicopter, and then again looked at them and said,  "How dat ting
>turn, V-Belts"?
>
>Lee, w0vt
>  
>
 
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