Thanks chaps, always good to hear informative info........ I agree entirely with your sentiments - but a lot for rotary PofF is theoretical still (ie not grounded in practicality)
I know that much of the PofF I was taught as a student is no longer considered correct. I guess one day someoone woke and and said "well actually, it doesnt work like that at all!"
A bit like the debate over 'hookes joint effect'. Is it a real or apparent dragging force? And if its only apparent then why is it considered a force at all?
Or why the Huey tailrotor was orginally on the wrong side....and spinning wrong way. Did they not realise or not understand the PofF? (Actually Nick, Id love to hear your take on that)
This, along with Tech Log, has got to be the most educational forum on pprune. Thanks chaps/chapesses, keep it coming.