Originally Posted by
tartare
Plank driver here.
In picture above - assume power then travels to rotorhead by a right angle gear out of picture to the left?
So - does gas coming in actually flow around the lower section of the rotor mast to the face of the axial compressor?
there is a vertical air intake with a screen or inlet barrier filter fitted to the top of the engine cowl. See pic at this link where the engine cowl is open -
https://www.corporatehelicopters.com...0-b2-for-sale/