Choppers Rely on Extruded Airframe

Abstract

Many of the key structural elements in modern, high performance helicopters are now made from extruded aluminium. For a number of years the airframe designers at Westland Helicopters of Yeovil have found that aluminium extrusions offer the best possible solution to many a design problem.

Citation

(1986), "Choppers Rely on Extruded Airframe", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 58 No. 6, pp. 14-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb036299