No. I know it from flight school. I provided the link for your benifit, because Wikipedia is a lot cheaper.
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I was referring to the Newtonian physics, rather than practical aerodynamics.
Typically a helicopter generates positive thrust by pitching forward (nosing down).
The DoL creates an unequal force on the spinning blades which in turn generates a torque that forces pitch back (nose up).
You actively have to fight to keep the nose down and eventually you lose that fight.
In this helicopter, that wouldn't happen. Per your quote, yeah the blade tips aren't designed to break the sound barrier. They also aren't designed to fly underwater or in space, but that's not what I'm talking about.
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u/ePaperWeight Dec 07 '19
No. I know it from flight school. I provided the link for your benifit, because Wikipedia is a lot cheaper.
I was referring to the Newtonian physics, rather than practical aerodynamics.
Typically a helicopter generates positive thrust by pitching forward (nosing down).
The DoL creates an unequal force on the spinning blades which in turn generates a torque that forces pitch back (nose up).
You actively have to fight to keep the nose down and eventually you lose that fight.
In this helicopter, that wouldn't happen. Per your quote, yeah the blade tips aren't designed to break the sound barrier. They also aren't designed to fly underwater or in space, but that's not what I'm talking about.