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Old 2nd Mar 2020, 00:32
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Originally Posted by MLH
I suspect that a flat pitched conventional TR in cruise does not pull much power.
It matters what you consider “much”. Adding in the open tail rotor additional drag, I wouldn’t be surprised at 30+ HP. A 407 tail rotor consumes about 70 HP in cruise.
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