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Old 13th Sep 2005, 18:29
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RotorSwede
 
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autorotation with TR problem

From what I've heard, if the S-76 would lose tailrotor controll the fin would not be able to prevent the ship from starting to spin. Not even at maximum speed. Correct me if I'm wrong.

My question is, if you lose your tailrotor, start to spin uncontrollably and then shut off both your engines and enter autorotation, would you be able to regain controll off the machine ? Let's say from 1000 feet AGL and you loose the tail in about 130 kt speed? Maybe someone has done this in a sim?

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RotorSwede

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