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Old 12th September 2009 | 03:11
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Shawn Coyle
 
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Absolutely not correct that there is one glide angle. Can you tell me what book this is in?
The rate of descent in autorotation depends on a whole list of variables. send me a pm and I'll send you a chapter from Cyclic and Collective that discusses this in much more detail.
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