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Old 12th May 2025 | 14:45
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JamesT73J
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Juan Brown has picked up the VHA angle:


Something I need a bit of education about. I understand the 2/rpm bounce from aerodynamic loads on a 2-bladed rotor, There's some reference to the accident aircraft exhibiting tail wag at ground idle. I'm a little confused about the dynamics here; there's no aerodynamic load, is this just balance of a rotating mass? How would composite blades exacerbate this, compared to the OEM aluminium honeycomb blades?


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