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Old 26th April 2003 | 22:03
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Lu Zuckerman

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From: The home of Dudley Dooright-Where the lead dog is the only one that gets a change of scenery.
Thumbs up How fast is fast?
In a conversation with Boeing Engineers I was told that the ROD in autorotation would be between 4000-6000 FPM. Granted the accident did not occur during autorotation but it is something to be considered in the design.

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