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Old 17th Mar 2017, 15:35
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Fareastdriver
 
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When the gearbox and tail rotor depart the CofG shift will cause the nose to drop. The automatic reaction of the pilot is to pull back on the cyclic to correct. The lowers the rear of the rotor disc into the canted up tailboom and general destruction follows.
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