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Old 17th Nov 2001, 12:28
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heedm
 
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For gyroscopic precession to occur, a moment has to be applied to the rotor disk. This does not appreciably happen by moving the fuselage or mast with a teetering rotor, or with other types.

A rigid rotor would have a moment applied by the fuselage rolling and/or pitching, but the amount of rotation added to the rotor disk is so small compared to it's existing roll that the effect would be difficult to observe.

Matthew.
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