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kleinbl00  ·  2854 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Airbus patents "what could become the fastest helicopter in the world"

Helicopters are more like planes than most people think.

The Soviets have long put wings on the sides of their helicopters (with crazy-steep angles) in order to get range boosts. If you're a teenage kid in the '80s you think those are weapons pylons. When you dig into it you learn that they damn near double the range.

The border between "plane with a beanie" and "helicopter with an outboard motor" is nebulous indeed.