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Old 6th Jan 2005, 04:45
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swampy_lynx_puke
 
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See Cornish Jack's reply....
The a/c is designed to weather-cock into wind. To hold the a/c out of wind requires power from the tail rotor, hence tail rotor drain.
Now ask Westlands why the tail rotor on the early Lynx went the wrong way around......
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