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Old 22nd Jul 2021, 23:37
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Originally Posted by IFMU
A conventional helicopter has to react the thrust from the tail rotor with lateral cyclic. It's no big deal.

An X2 rotor system would use lateral cyclic, same direction for both rotors, to react any torque from the prop. Also no big deal.

In the absence of education or experience in these things, you might find it helpful to learn to fly helicopters, or anything.
There is a major difference between a prop and a tail rotor. Answer how the side force is counter-acted when both rotors are tilted in the same direction. Don't just give an arm wave. The reaction torque from a pusher prop is a pure torque. The torque from a tail rotor provides side thrust and moments (above the cg). Conventional helicopters have a much smaller roll torque from the engines. Did you ever take a physics class?

When you get an answer from your bosses at Sikorsky, I am willing to learn and be educated.
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