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Name: Sud-Ouest SO-1221 Djinn
Type: Civilian
Manufacturer: SudOuest
Description: This unique helicopter features a 'cold jet' propulsion system. A gas turbine supplies compressed air which is ducted through the rotor blades and then expelled as compressed air through nozzles at the rotor tips. Because the method of driving the rotorblades created no torque, no tail rotor was needed. The Djinn was used by the French Army and other countries for spraying, dusting, and fogging crops.

Rotor Diameter: 32 ft. 10in
Fuselage Length: 17 ft. 5in
Maximum Speed: 80 mph
Cruise Speed: 65 mph

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