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Old 6th March 2025 | 17:12
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Why does Vy decrease with altitude in the H125/AS350B3 helicopter

Vy (best rate of climb, and autorotation speed) in the H125 / AS350B3/e is 65KIAS at sea level, decreasing by 1kt for every 1,000ft per the flight manual. All similar types of helicopters that I am aware of, only specify a fixed value for Vy.

Why is that?

I am finding plenty of explanations why this is the case in fixed wing aircraft, but they don't seem to make sense (to me) when talking about a helicopter.
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