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Old 11th August 2015 | 21:15
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Originally Posted by Pensarikka
Mmm, for me torque it's only related to engines, if i talk about rotor i refer as Nr only...
90% (for example) of torque it's the "work" of the engines to keep a costant rotor speed 102% Nr
Am I wrong?
Yes. How do you think that torque gets to the rotor? An MGB is a compromise of weight versus its ability to absorb all the power two engines can deliver, based on the probability of having to. Hence, the engines can easily over torque the gearbox.
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