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Very short rotors-span . . .

The main rotor of the old UH-1H Iroquois (AKA, "Huey") gunship runs at 324 rpm.

In comparison, the far less air pressure on Mars requires a different thought. The Mars helicopter will do 1,900 to 2,800 rpm with the blade-tips hitting greater than 0.7 Mach.

Even with the lesser atmosphere I would image a very high-pitched whine when in flight.

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