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Old 12th Aug 2016, 08:38
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midsomerjambo
 
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MH-65 Right Wing Down

OK, maybe not the correct term given the context but I'm told the US Coast Guard MH-65 flies with an inherent 2 degrees "right wing down" in forward flight and so, as part of an avionics update, they want a secondary flight instrument that can be configured to display straight and level in this condition. This may sound like a stupid question (but I'm no helicopter expert, so be gentle with me) - wouldn't that cause the aircraft to continually deviate from its heading? Or does the flight control system compensate for it in some way?
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