Army to install "abrasion strips" on Apache tail rotor blades
APACHE TAIL ROTOR: The Army plans to install thin pieces of metal to the leading edges of the four tail rotor blades of the Apache helicopter. These "tail rotor abrasion strips," says a spokesman for Army Aviation and Missile Command, "are 'sacrificial' barriers that extend the tail rotor blade's...
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