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Old 18th Sep 2001, 15:44
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vorticey
 
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when hovering. i think slight winds from any direction, would require more power than no wind because the rotor is tilted into wind reducing lift, until the wind exeeds translational lift speed. just because when accelerating from still, more power is needed to hold level. same thing or not?
less power would be required when just holding a slow speed i spose.
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