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Old 25th Jan 2010, 19:47
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chopper.al
 
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When you are in a 'perfect' hover you are using TRT to counteract the weight of the helicopter. As you move forward you still need to have that thrust to counteract the weight of the helicopter PLUS the thrust needed to move the helicopter forward. The fact that you reduce the collective lever is not really to reduce power but because the disc is becoming more efficient due to translational lift. I think...
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