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Old December 22nd 06, 08:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.rotorcraft
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Default Safety of homebuild Helicopters

Lot's of kit aircraft get sold and never finished. When the kit company
goes out of business mid project the number of unfinished kits are even
higher.

RPE wrote:
Currious, 100 to 150 flying?.. What happened to the other 350?


"John_F" wrote in message
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There were about 500 mini 500's sold and about 100 to 150 flying.
There are at least 11 deaths as of three years ago that I know of
flying the mini 500. You calculate the odds.