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Old 13th January 2004 | 01:57
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LGNYC
 
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Hello,

It seems to me that the nice and logical distinction that Helmet Fire made between LTA and LTE parallels the one between SWP and VRS:
- Settling with power = you are asking for power you don't have, in a way equivalent to LTA, and
- Vortex ring state = the aerodynamic doughnut can happen to the main rotor, the "usual" VRS, or to the tail rotor, and then it is LTE.

Now, from what I understand, there is another effect, which is due to the main rotor/tail rotor interaction (with vortices being blown from the main to the tail), which Helmet Fire puts in with LTE. For this one I don't see a main rotor equivalent.

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