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Old 25th May 2009, 16:38
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Actually, the flapping is limited by the mechanical stops. The delta hinge allows the blade to flap and relieve itself of the excess thrust while the tail rotor is in high speed edgewise flight. In high speed, strong disymmetry of lift forces would make the TR flap wildly, where there no thrust relief for the advancing blade.
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