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October 9th 06, 07:02 PM
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tail rotor rotation direction
Just attended a fly-in at Westport OK. There were some 27 helicopters
there. Attending were Rotorways, a Brantly, some R-22s, a R-44, Schweitzers, a Hiller and a Safari. Only one of these ships had the tail rotor turning in the "right" direction. It as the Safari. It seems that Bell, Lockheed and Westland to name a few have discovered that the "proper" direction of rotation for the tail rotor is to have the blade that is moving to the rear to be on top. The change from the "Old" direction to the new "proper" direction has eliminated some tail rotor control issues in more than one helicopter. Ray Prouty and Shawn Coyle both mention this issue in their excellent books published by Helobooks. -- Kathryn Fields Experimental Helo magazine P. O. Box 1585 Inyokern, CA 93527 (760) 377-4478 ph (760) 408-9747 publication cell 
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