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10th January 2019 | 21:51

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SansAnhedral

The real operating rotors don't appear to be fixed pitch

https://assets.bellflight.com/web/5b...0CF454E1F843CC

With a disc loading of about 19 that's approximately 10% lower than a V22.

19 psf is pretty high. I bet the inertia is next to zilch. Variable pitch or not autorotation doesn't seem very viable.

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