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Old 1st Jun 2021, 17:17
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Fl1ingfrog
 
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I believe you meant to refer to Mr. Isaac Newton
Oops! thank you Cavuman1.

We must be careful not to confuse torque effect with the more easily identifiable asymmetric thrust and the resulting slipstream such as Yaw followed by roll. Helicopters, by the way, have an asymmetric down force causing roll. This is commonly offset by setting the rotor off centre utilising the weight of the helicopter as a balance. The lift/downdraft is different from the forward going blade (max) than the rearward one (less) which they refer to with a wonderful name; 'flapping to equality'. There are many more and I've always envied helicopter instructors who have so many expressive names in their vocabulary toolbox.

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