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Old 5th Dec 2006, 03:35
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Wee-wa: Is a 'small washout'. It happens when the pilot grabs the big stick between his legs and pushes it forward.

Wee-wee: Is a big washout. It happens when the pilot grabs the small stick between his legs and pushes it forward.


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Wee-wa: A term used by Frank Robinson. The following is an assumption of what it means:~ (small washout) An incident of acceleration cross-coupling. An off-axis tilt that is experienced by the rotor disk as the disk is in the process of on-axis tilting. I.e. during a downward motion of the front of the disk, the angle-of-attack at the front of the disk is increased. This causes the disk on the retreating side to be higher than the height of the advancing side.

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Last edited by Dave_Jackson; 16th Dec 2006 at 21:11. Reason: "(small washout)" was previously missing from the explanation.
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