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Granted. But let’s then just call it “lack of tail rotor authority”. The replacing of ‘positive bite’ with ‘it will eventually stop spinning provided you give full right rudder and wait it out’.
Or maybe "anti-torque ergonomics"? Because the paper provides compelling data that the authority is there. But it also seems to point out, indirectly, that that authority may be easier to access and manage on some designs compared to others. I have all of three hours using a fenestron, so I'm certainly the wrong person to give an opinion, but I found it much more difficult to manage. On the other hand, would I say the same thing after 300 fenestron hours? I suspect not. Perhaps others will chime in on this.