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Old 12th Dec 2013, 22:34
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henry_crun
 
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Answer for DAPT

DAPT asks: "How does a UK trained pilot end up with rotors not turning ?"

In forward flight:

1. Fenestron fail.

2. Turn down engine power.

3. Fail to move cyclic in direction opposed to airflow.

4. Airflow stops rotor.

Note - In order to see this you need to think outside the box. Imagine a model helicopter in powered forward flight and see the airflow vectors. Then see it morph into an autogyro with same c of g velocity but totally different attitude and airflow vectors. Without the attitude change the airflow stops the rotor.

Not a pilot, just a dull old engineer, never seen this problem before.
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