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Old 12th Oct 2006, 22:35
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Ascend Charlie
 
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The tail rotor helicopter is using a moment (T/R force x length of tailboom) to counter a torque (engine twisting the gearbox) and you have an unbalanced resultant force, tail rotor drift.

Tilt the main rotor left (or right, s'il vous etes Francais) to generate a counteracting force.
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