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Old 27th April 2008 | 20:10
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rjsquirrel
 
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Pitchlink asked, "As an asside I wonder if anyone can explain to me why the CAT B WAT graphs indicate an increase in weight with decrease in windspeed at altitude."

This is the way you are allowed to load the helo beyond the tail rotor's control range - expressed by the way you lose crosswind capability when you load up higher. At the higher weight you use more main torque - more torque than the tail rotor can handle. That is why the allowable crosswind is reduced to nil at the higher WAT curve weight - above the lower weight limit, you will lose yaw control if you try to land hover or take off.

Nice, huh? Sort of a great way to make an LTE event, and get to blame the pilot while publishing capability that is bought by challenging the pilot beyond reason, IMHO.
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