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Old 11th October 2005 | 14:20
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barit1
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CBLong - You are correct.

Incidentally, in cruise, compound helicopters (such as the Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne of the late 60s) put most or all of their onboard power into thrust, and the main rotor thus freewheels. Thus it transitions to autogyro mode.

Check around with Google - you might find a ready-made writeup.
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