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Old 19th Mar 2024, 17:32
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DuncanDoenitz
 
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No, "The blades are not not caused to fly independently to a new position in relation to the rotor axis using aerodynamic forces, rather than gyroscopic precession". If that were true, a fixed wing with a positive alpha would always fly up.

A wing, and the airframe to which it may be fixed, will fly in a direction determined by the 4 forces of lift, drag, gravity and thrust.

A rotating wing will do exactly the same, but adds centrifugal and gyroscopic forces into the mix.


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