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Old 28th Nov 2006, 02:17
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Originally Posted by Dave_Jackson
L = Cl * ((ρ * A * Vfwd ^ 2) / 2)
It will be very interesting to see if the new X2 Coaxial ABC implements multi-speed rotors or single-speed rotors.
Dave
From http://www.sikorsky.com/details/0,96...TI2365,00.html:
"The main rotor will be slowed during high speed flight to keep the rotor tips below supersonic speeds."

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