China has developed new rotor manufacturing technique that improves fatigue life

Chinese researchers have managed to produce new helicopter rotors that has a higher fatigue life.

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Engineers at Changhe Aircraft Industry (Group) Corporation Ltd worked with scientists from Northwestern Polytechnical University and the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials for the new rotor.

The life span is said to have doubled compare to existing method.

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