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Old 17th January 2008 | 23:35
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jessie13
 
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But the faster a helicopter flys, the less power a tail rotor requires. The Black Hawks design includes provision for this by automatically reducing pitch through the yaw trim system by sensing collective position and airspeed, and rely on the forward speed to maintain some directional control. I think the Black Hawk produces about 400 lbs of lift from the tail rotor.
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