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Old 16th Oct 2011, 15:51
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That's in Wagtendonk and just about every other book, shirley?

Increased rotor RPM because:

Collective is lowered as you try not to climb

Coriolis effect - increased TRT causes coning angles to increase and the C of G of all blades to move inwards

Increased load factor

The lift vector being more forward (because the RAF is shifted downwards) produces an autorotative force and reduces drag

Phil
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