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Old 21st Mar 2020, 18:27
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HissingSyd
 
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
The right roll in ACs diagram (opposing TR roll) is a result of the arm between the action of the TR thrust and the vertical position of the C of G. All forces act around the C of G whether it be vertical, horizontal or lateral. I believe that was the point Nick Lappos was making 18 years ago.
That is not how physics works. The C of G is only relevant as the point through which the weight (gravity) can be considered to act - hence the name. Otherwise there are just the equal and opposite couples and there is nothing whatever to say about forces acting around any point.
I am amazed by the the amount of discussion this has generated. When I was teaching this to student pilots in the 70s it was a five minute item at the end of the lesson on the design and function of tail rotors/fenestrons. The summary is a two-sentence paragraph with a diagram very like Ascend Charlie's.
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