[R-390] Gear Trains & Helicopter Drives

[bw]

> 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

The mil trainer version of the Hughes 300 used 6 belts. We called them
washing machine belts.


Les Locklear