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Old 29th May 2014, 12:56
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alouette3
 
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Because while I cannot speak for your ship, in EVERY helicopter I've flown the rotor simply slows down. It does *not* cause the helicopter to get airborne. It just slows down. Because it's not governed, see?

Not true for the AS350.If the engine is at idle and it is light, if the collective pops up, the aircraft will get airborne.Not climb to the dizzying heights but pop up and then when the rotor turns droop, gravity will take over.
There has been at least one fatal crash attributed to the collective popping up in the AS350 with rpms at idle.Killed three that time.
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