India Four Two
29th May 2012, 05:47
On an AH&N thread,Tiger mate described the tail rotor rolling couple:
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/485933-any-borneo-whirlwind-veterans-here.html#post7210919
This is something I hadn't heard of before and did some research on the subject, including looking at a three-view of the only helicopter I have flown - a Bell 47.
Some of the information I saw indicated that the ideal tail rotor position for avoiding a rolling couple, is level with the rotor head. However, all of the light helicopters that I looked at, including the Bell 47, have the tail rotor significantly below the rotor head.
How is the rolling couple handled in these light helicopters?
I42
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/485933-any-borneo-whirlwind-veterans-here.html#post7210919
This is something I hadn't heard of before and did some research on the subject, including looking at a three-view of the only helicopter I have flown - a Bell 47.
Some of the information I saw indicated that the ideal tail rotor position for avoiding a rolling couple, is level with the rotor head. However, all of the light helicopters that I looked at, including the Bell 47, have the tail rotor significantly below the rotor head.
How is the rolling couple handled in these light helicopters?
I42