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Old 8th September 2002 | 18:40
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CyclicRick
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From: Just over there....no there.
Heres one for the Aerodynamic experts among you:

How do you calculate how much downwash ie air pressure and how much is lift that keeps the helicopter in the air?
Now we all know that lift is 1/3 pressure(underneath) and 2/3 low pressure (on the top!) so you must have a third force involvement, because when you have pressure underneath pushing up and at the same time pressure pushing down, they must influence each other to some degree.
Was I asleep in Aerodynamic theory? Am I asking a stupid question?
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