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Old 01-02-2007, 01:57 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by WVOtoGO View Post
Well, for the most part, it’s a 4/3 60deg. ship. The problem is not just a function of G loading, but dropping 2K lbs on the bottom side of a fully articulated main rotor system hub with no airspeed while falling over on its back.
When it falls over on its back, wouldn't the main gearbox be unloaded by definition? If you pushed on the cyclic you could potentially load the gearbox somewhat, but I'm not grasping how the main rotor would have difficulty if the entire ship and rotor is in free fall??
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