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Old 3rd July 2006 | 03:29
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Toohey29
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CTM would cause the blade to fly to a neutral position as the couple of the moments about the feathering axis will twist the blade towards a reduced or finer blade pitch setting, hence the need for balance weights in some main rotor designs to aid the pilot and counter CTM.
With regard to the hinge / centre of pressure normally the hinge will line up with or be in front of the centre of pressure to minimise torsional loads (the only picture i could find shows this to be the case on the 205).
What we really need is a person who's flown / broken / taken one apart to know the real answer......Sasless have you done any of the afore mentioned?
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