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Old 22nd Mar 2007, 08:02
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paco
 
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Mast bending? Possibly - there is a couple between the rotor hub and the ship C of G.

The Bell 206 limit is thou shalt not pull more than 85% torque at speeds over 80 kts - one reason is because the mast is quite long, so there is a powerful moment arm which will increase upper mast bearing wear, and to prevent mast bending stresses.

Dunno why the AS 350 has it - I doubt whether a load would fly at more than about 60 kts anyway

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