Dave,
The vertical stabaliser can take over, to a certain degree, in forward flight but what about all the poor aloutte 3 jockeys and the other helis with no vertical stabaliser. Apparently though the AIII in forward flight can lose its tail rotor and fly using the aerodynamics of the aircrafts body. Me thinks Ill not try that one.
Lu I stand to be corrected here but I believe the only reason for canting the tail rotor, I think all on Military helis, is so the the heli is level when in the hover for easier bussing and de-bussing from both sides.
