transverse flow versus translational lift
you know how it goes....
a student asks you a question that gets you thinking yourself....
Transverse flow in a nutshell - lower induced flow at the front of disc due to more horizontal airflow creates more lift, translated through 90degress for gyroscopic precession = more lift left portion of the disc = roll right..
Translational lift - disc moves out of vortices and into cleaner air resulting in more lift producing area at front versus rear of disc still in "vorticed air" therefore disc blows back
Maybe a stupid question - but if gyroscopic precession affects induded flow and angle of attack under so called transverse flow - why does it not affect the front portion of the disc under translational lift 90 degrees later, as control inputs are already put in earlier to get equal lift across the disc.
Or does it all happen at the same time and we break the phenomena down seperately for explanation and actually translational lift is a part of the lowering of induced flow in transverse flow effect ???
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