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Old 10th Dec 2013, 22:33
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awblain
 
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Stalled blades produce torque?

I believe that they do. In fact, more than un-stalled blades subject to the same power.

Driven, stalled blades produce more drag than driven, un-stalled blades.
It's the drag rather than the lift from the blades that imposes torque on the rotor mast, which in turn produces a reaction on the bearings, given that the angular momentum of the helicopter, and the air that flows over it is fixed.
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