Can Humpback Whales Help Helicopters?
Across the Editors Desk By Lamont Parker
Popular belief says the cleaner the leading edge of an airfoil is, the more efficient it becomes. But scientists are now looking into how strategically placed bumps on the main rotors of helicopters may boost performance.
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I’ll see your whale, and raise you a gull.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/video-eurocopter-introduces-silent-rotor-blade-stealth-choppers