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Old 8th Dec 2005, 08:58
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upside down hovering

because a model helo can get enough negative pitch on the rotor baldes to do so, where as a real one can't (aside from all the other secondary requirements of the fuel/oil/hydraulic systems to do so)

There was a thread a while back about how some Navy helos could put on a bit of negative pitch to help the stick to the deck of a rolling ship, but someone else can confirm/deny that...
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