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Old 28th Oct 2016, 12:33
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G0ULI
 
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All Greek to me. A very interesting discussion

As a fixed wing pilot I feel that all the discussion of coning angles and centrifugal forces is rather missing the point that ultimately each rotor blade is just a wing moving through the air, albeit in a circular path, and the same physics applies with respect to the aerofoil stalling as it does in linear flight. If the airflow through the rotor disk exceeds the maximum angle of attack for that airfoil, it will stall irrespective of any other factors.

Fascinating stuff none the less.
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