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Thanks Toura.

More details on the two optionnal installations you introduced:


Skis installation: Used to land on soft snow covered terrains. The skis were fixed to the landing gear wheels spindles, with the landing gear in DOWN locked position (safety pin on the landing gear control panel). Front and rear sandows were used to keep the skis in position, in flight.


Blade folding system: Manual system requiring 3 operators. One on the main rotor hub in charge of installing special tools and disconnecting some mechanical rotor components, and two on ground supporting the blade. Folded, the blades were hold in position by special rods fixed on the tail boom. This folding operation was possible with wind speeds under 80km/h.


Drawings source: Aerospatiale


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