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Old 13th Sep 2010, 05:28
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Originally Posted by Dave Jackson
When the pilot increases the power to a rotor the torque reacts before the speed does. This increase in torque causes the collective pitch to automatically increase, then as the speed increases the torque and the collective pitch partially reduce.
Dave,

I think you should revisit that explanation

So the collective pitch automatically increases as a result of increased torque: what sort of helicopter are you talking about?
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