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Old 21st March 2005 | 02:59
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NickLappos
 
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IHL is quite right, for all helos, "aerodynamic braking" is simply a bad idea.

The decel developed by the rotor is peanuts while still on the ground. If you must stop, either pull back into a hover to stop, or put on the brakes (which develop 10 times the decel of the cyclic). Do not keep ground contact and pull the stick back.
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