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Old 28th Jun 2007, 19:07
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helisphere
 
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Helicopter question

The Delta hinge on a Bell 407 is backwards. In other words the pitch change induced by tail rotor flapping is in the direction where it increases flapping rather than decreasing it like on most other helicopters.

Does anyone know the real reason why it is like that? To me it seems like a very unwise design but maybe there is a good reason for it. No one I have asked has ever been able to give me a good answer.
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