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Old 20th Oct 2019, 01:12
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Originally Posted by tdracer
But it will have a significant forward force on it up to the point where it releases - so it will initially start moving forward. Combine that with the variable affect of forward speed (anywhere from static to the max forward speed of the aircraft) and where the prop might impact the fuselage a significant distance away and you're talking a rather large potential impact area.
the forward force is "lift" and like a leaf that goes to zero in much less than a second as it stalls. The forward speed of the blade is then matched by the forward speed of the aircraft and that leaves the unbalanced force of fore and aft drag relative to the aircraft
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