Originally Posted by
JohnDixson
Crab-good point re drag. With the departure of a healthy segment of blade, the Nr would upspeed. Does the Roninson have any sort of overspeed protection? or, is it possible the pilot saw the upspeed, thought overspeed and combined with the vibration made a bad choice?
No overspeed protection system. Not even a warning system other than the tach. Just the pilot's hands on the throttle and collective.