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Old 13th Mar 2014, 11:12
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Ascend Charlie
 
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Does it match the yaw rate
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Who cares???

A BK117 will roll fast enough to bang your head against the windows. But who cares? We are carrying people, and we care for our passengers.

Why are we stuck in Groundhog Day with awblain asking the same questions, which have already been answered logically, but this thread keeps on going.

Yes, a rotor system behaves LIKE a gyroscope but IT IS NOT A GYROSCOPE.

If it WAS a gyroscope, we would not need swash plate, cyclic feathering, stabiliser bars or such, just a small servo that pushes against the mast EXACTLY 90 degrees ahead of where we want the disc to point. But this doesn't happen.

6am, darn, that clock radio is playing "I've Got You, Babe" again.
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