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Horizontal stabilizer That location keeps it up and out of the way. A lot of things get loaded in that. Vehicles included The tail rotor is tilted a bit as it actually aids in lift.

Whew Way worse than I guessed. Hopefully the new airframes are easier on that number.

Would guess close to 14-17 maintenance hours per flight hour in that beast. Never flown one and have been inside only a few times. Those are old airframes.

Totally depends on the airframe. (Type of helicopter). I haven't a clue about fixed wing. The type and number/complexity of systems onboard affects the number also Autopilot, radar, etc. Some systems are a bear to troubleshoot/repair/adjust , which eats up time. Age/Hours of the airframe...

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Helicopters for "Public Safety/Public Use" are much less regulated than a standard civilian operation. Legally, if you fly PS aircraft, like a police or fire dept, you don't even need a pilots license. Yes it's true. All departments and agencies do require a license of course, but some Indian...

They all went for well over 200k. The acquisition price isn't the expensive part at all. That's cheap. The real cost is making it airworthy and able to pass all the inspections. When one, just one rotor blade is over $90k. Not one set. One out of 6 (for the 47hook anyway) List is endless...