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Old 7th Mar 2006, 19:19
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Jack Carson
 
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Blackhawk Stabilator

The stabilator on the S-70 series receives inputs from:
1. Airspeed - To keep the fuselage level in cruise and to reduce the pitch attitude during deceleration to a hover.
2. Lateral Acceleration – To keep the pitch attitude level during sideslips (counteract the canted tail)
3. Pitch Rate – To enhance maneuver stability
4. Collective position – To reduce the tendency for pitch attitude changes with collective changes

I think I hit them all. It works really hard in turbulance.
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