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Old 5th May 2018, 12:17
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To establish a steady state, ie constant RoD in auto, the mass must be balanced by the rotor thrust - therefore the higher the mass, the higher the RoD required to maintain Nr.

You are trading potential energy for kinetic energy as you descend.
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