Why do helicopters make a chopping noise instead of a smooth spinning noise?

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Why do helicopters make a chopping noise instead of a smooth spinning noise?

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Because you’re hearing the sound of each blade as it goes by. Listen to different helicopters with different numbers of blades. The UH-1 Huey has 2 blades and makes a very distinctive whip whup sound but a 4 bladed copter has more of a buzz to it.

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