Megan,a further note re the possibility of “ jack stall” ,or servo stall/jam in the 76B.
At one point there was an effort to provide a gunship version of the 76,and in that pursuit it was decided to do a short test program including the maximum aerodynamic G pullouts as specified in the mil-specs. This program was, of course, well outside the FAA approved flight envelope. I got involved in flying that and we flew the B into severe blade stall in a number of maneuvers. The. Control loads (i.e.,servo loads ) went up dramatically, of course,as did the n/rev vibrations, but were still well within the servo load design criteria. Cyclic free to move.
Last edited by JohnDixson; 30th Jan 2020 at 12:07.
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