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Old 30th Dec 2004, 17:55
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I think we need to expand on Nick's comment about there being little difference in power required to hover facing any direction with winds up to 10 knots.
If you wish to remain in a stable crosswind hover, as the windspeed increases, so does the profile drag associated with the large slab sided section of the helicopter. This requires more and more lateral cyclic which, in turn requires an increase in applied collective to maintain the required vertical component to maintain the hover height.
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