Rotorcraft pedals control question
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Rotorcraft pedals control question
Hi all
(forgive my ignorance)
I recently discovered a flight simulator (helisim) which I have enjoyed using. My question is regarding the effect of the pedals (anti-torque).
I always thought that if, for example, a helicopter was flying say North, that applying left pedal say, would cause both a heading change as well as a direction (course) change to the left. (i.e as though a giant hand had turned the whole arrangement including the cyclic pitch to now move forwards on a new heading to the left (west) of the old heading).
What I noticed is that the helicopter continues North according to the original cyclic pitch, but is now yawing (slipping) right.
Does this make sense?
ta
Russell
(forgive my ignorance)
I recently discovered a flight simulator (helisim) which I have enjoyed using. My question is regarding the effect of the pedals (anti-torque).
I always thought that if, for example, a helicopter was flying say North, that applying left pedal say, would cause both a heading change as well as a direction (course) change to the left. (i.e as though a giant hand had turned the whole arrangement including the cyclic pitch to now move forwards on a new heading to the left (west) of the old heading).
What I noticed is that the helicopter continues North according to the original cyclic pitch, but is now yawing (slipping) right.
Does this make sense?
ta
Russell
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If a helicopter has significant forward speed a left rudder input will make the nose move a lttle to the left but the helicopter will not carry out a turn (change its track direction over the ground) to the left. Just the same as a fixed wing aircraft.
In the hover a lft rudder input will cause a helicopter nose to move left and keep moving to the left.
In the hover a lft rudder input will cause a helicopter nose to move left and keep moving to the left.
