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Why do gyros use tilt head rather than swashplate
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August 5th 03, 12:37 AM
Phil Miller
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On 04 Aug 2003 22:41:43 GMT,
(Rhodesst) wrote:
There is no need for any part of the aerofoil to be in -ve AoA. It is
not blown around like a toy fan. Have a look at this page
http://www.copters.com/aero/autorotation.html
Hi Phil,
Great link! Turns out I understood this stuff better than I thought I did.
I've read plenty about the physics, just never seen it laid out this well in
pictures. Thanks for posting it.
No probs, Steve.
Google is a wonderful tool. I typed in "autorotation" and that was one
of the first ones listed. :-)
Phil
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