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Old 5th Aug 2001, 06:19
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John Eacott:The "bear trap "or tail rotor centreing spring, sets a negative 2 degree setting for the tail-rotor blades in the event of a double cable failure, allowing balanced flight at 135 and 40 knots . So one could do a run on landing at 40 with no or few problems.
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