Pitch Attitude in Turns
The 'Hovering Downwind thread has stirred up a bit of theory and, as usual, a bit of argument. This got me thinking about another helicopter flight characteristic which I've never had fully explained; so here goes.....
When a helicopter is flown at a constant angle of bank through a 360 deg turn, the pitch attitude changes in order to maintain IAS constant. This effect is only noticeable when the wind is blowing, it doesn't happen in calm winds.
I've got my own ideas, but I'll wait for some of you theorists to explain it before I embarass myself. J