Capt.Doug
January 14th 07, 12:02 AM
>"Richard Riley" wrote in message
> In a 2 rotor helicopter you are countering the torque of one rotor
> with the other rotor. But how do you do a pedal turn?
> But what do you do in a tandem, like a CH-46? Increase
> the pitch, you get more torque, but you also get more lift, so the
> aircraft would move forward or backward -
One rotor cone tilts left and the other tilts right.
D.
> In a 2 rotor helicopter you are countering the torque of one rotor
> with the other rotor. But how do you do a pedal turn?
> But what do you do in a tandem, like a CH-46? Increase
> the pitch, you get more torque, but you also get more lift, so the
> aircraft would move forward or backward -
One rotor cone tilts left and the other tilts right.
D.