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MG, that was our understanding as well.
Re the large vertical fin/fenestron stall observation: the solution there is akin to the solution for keeping LTE off the table for a particular machine: design for a higher standard of available tail rotor thrust than the minimum FAA crosswind landing req'ts would lead to. Much higher. Hence as an example, the RAH-66 was designed to ( at mission weight ) fly level at 80-100 KIAS, do a snap 90 degree yaw ( either direction ) and hold that heading whilst flying sideways at the entry speed. Mr. Lappos demonstrated that capability to the Eurocopter Chief Pilot in the S-76 fan-in-fin demo machine at the Paris Airshow. In fact he went a bit further and went around to flying backward, all the while staying in formation with me ( flying a UH-60 ) doing the heliroute from Le Bourget back to Issy. We took video from the Hawk. I do not recall the last name of the Eurocopter Ch. Pilot, but he had just put on a spectacular demonstration in their Panther. Nick said that his guest looked at him, smiled, and said one word: " formidable ".
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