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Old 12th Sep 2010, 12:38
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Direct drive tail rotors work on small model helicopters because the tail rotor has so little inertia it can change speed really quickly and you don't get any control lag.
The speed does not change. The electric tail rotor would be at a constant rpm with collective pitch.
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