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Old 2nd May 2003 | 01:32
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Flight Safety
 
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HT, a somewhat similar system does exist. The H-60 has a horizontal stab that pivots. It has a cockpit position indicator, an automatic movement system, and a manual movement override.

I'm not sure of these figures, but I believe the stab moves to the level position as 40kts or higher, and moves to 40 degrees front edge up below 40kts. Nick can comment on this, but I believe the idea is to prevent the main rotor downwash from blowing the tail down at low speeds.
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