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Forum: Rotorheads

22nd May 2004, 21:00

Replies: 21

Autos: To drop, or not to drop

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Posted By charlie s charlie

If you are considering this from a *smaller*...

If you are considering this from a *smaller* helicopter point of view:
Suppose you have 25-30kts to play with above best autorotative speed, and you were thinking about trading kinetic energy rather...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd May 2004, 14:03

Replies: 21

Autos: To drop, or not to drop

Views: 3,951

Posted By charlie s charlie

I shall probably be shot down in flames by those...

I shall probably be shot down in flames by those that know a lot more about aerodynamics than me, but I'm pretty certain the nose down is simply "flap forward" ie reduced pitch from lowering the...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd May 2004, 10:42

Replies: 21

Autos: To drop, or not to drop

Views: 3,951

Posted By charlie s charlie

On the R22, I've had 8 different instructors....

On the R22, I've had 8 different instructors. Some of them strongly advocate the simulataneous aft cyclic, whilst others consider it wholly unnecessary (presumably because you know what is coming...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd May 2004, 09:25

Replies: 21

Autos: To drop, or not to drop

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Posted By charlie s charlie

It probably wasn't clear from my initial post...

It probably wasn't clear from my initial post because I only pasted a small passage of the article. Reading it in light of the whole article, I don't think Mr Prouty was suggesting you let RRPM decay...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd May 2004, 00:37

Replies: 21

Autos: To drop, or not to drop

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Posted By charlie s charlie

Autos: To drop, or not to drop

Whilst reading some of Ray Prouty's articles I downloaded off the internet I came across this passage regarding the entry into autorotation:

I have often heard people advocate a slight cyclic...

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