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Old 10th Mar 2003, 06:37
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The Nr Fairy
 
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Hilico :

"Power" applied. In autorotation, the airflow is mostly UP through the disk. In powered flight, the airflow is mostly downwards - yes, I know it's a simplification, but hey, it's early.

No power = no chance of physically forcing air into an already disturbed airflow.

No pitch at bottom of auto = strong chance of a sore back !
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