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Old 24th Feb 2008, 00:17
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Arm out the window
 
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It's the same with any helicopter - if you want to roll towards the retreating blade you have to increase lift on the advancing side and decrease it on the retreating side.
More lift = more drag, and as I understand it, the magnitude of the drag increase on the advancing blade is more than the reduction on the retreating side; more overall drag, more torque required.
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