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IMPROVEMENT OVER OUR) PRESENT HELICOPTERS, BUT ALSO HAS AN ADVANTAGE OVER MANY FIXED WINGS NOW IN USE. THE LOCATION OF HEAVY AND NOISY COMPONENTS, SUCH AS TRANSMISSIONS AND ENGINES, AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER CABIN, CONTRIBUTES SUBSTANTIALLY TO THIS RESULT. ALTHOUGH NOT RELATED TO THE NOISE AND VIBRATION PROBLEM, IT IS NONETHELESS PERTINENT, AT THIS POINT, TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANKS AHEAD OF THE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE WOULD SEEM TO REDUCE SIGNIFICANTLY THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IN CASE OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY HARD LANDING OR OTHER ACCIDENT.

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FURTHERMORE, NUMEROUS MEASUREMENTS SHOW THAT THE EXTERNAL NOISE LEVEL OF THE BOEING-VERTOL 107 IS LOWER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT OF COMPARABLE SIZE. IN OUR OPINION, ITS OPERATION WILL FIT VERY EASILY INTO THE AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL OF MOST SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES AND ATTRACT A MINIMUM OF UNFAVORABLE ATTENTION.

NEW YORK AIRWAYS PLANS TO PUT THE BOEING-VERTOL 107'S INTO SERVICE)

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