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Old 13th February 2011 | 16:34
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Blowback

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There is a simple analytical formula for rotors that calculates the blow back. It boils down to:

Blow back is proportional to the coning angle
Blow back is proportional to the forward speed

Manipulating the collective will influence the total lift/load on the rotor and as such the coning angle: the coning angle is proportional to the MR load, ie collective , so the blow back is proportional to the collective (please do not extrapolate this relation into the acrobatic regimes so to speak)

To put it figurative : think of an umbrella and the effects wind has on it. Rotor is of course a bit more complex, but it has a similar behavior.


Remark : this relationship has nothing to see with nose up or down, which is the consequence of the rotor lift on the hull and hull aerodynamics (horizontal stabilizers)

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