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coprolite

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1. Helicopter have to contend with many obstacles
Tue Nov 7, 2023, 01:00 PM
Nov 2023

I call BS....helicopters have the unique ability to fly over obstacles, hover and land over objects. Near ground they have always had to pay attention to powerlines, trees, towers, FOD (foreign objects and debris) on the ground that can be lifted by rotor wash into the helicopter. I can't imagine the DOD allowing windmills being build so close that they interfere with the silos, rocket flight and maintenance issues.

If the issue is with night flights, that's what they have very expensive night vision goggles for and the windmills are often fitted with navigational lights to warn pilots.

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