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tartare 17th June 2011 02:04

Anti-torque on Eurocopter X3
 
A question for helicopter specialists.
When viewing an X3 promotional video, a designer states the propellers provide propulsive thrust in level flight, and anti-torque function in the hover.
How do they do the second thing?
Does one side automatically go into increasingly course Beta pitch and the opposite side go into increasingly coarse Alpha pitch as it progressively translates to the hover?
Do the propellers rotate in opposing directions (although i can't see how that would affect anti torque)
Or does the mere fact of having two props on the end of two long levers (the wings) create an anti-torque effect by keeping the airframe stable in the yaw axis?
Confused...

keesje 17th June 2011 19:36

I don't know the details, but a battery of (laser) gyroscopes, fly by wire, FADEC and good software can make anything stable..

keesje 20th June 2011 19:24

Nice HD X3 clip from Paris.


Specially climb looks impressive compared to a regular helicopter

der alte 28th July 2012 21:02

anti torque X3
 
Yes, the two propellers on short-span fixed wings rotate in opposing directions.

To counter the torque of the main rotor at low speed prop differential thrust is used. At high speed, remaining anti-torque function is realized by vertical fin flaps.


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