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Postby Splitpin » Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:53 pm

I always thought that NOTAR was amazing (still do) but, I had no idea it started so long ago ..... like 1946!

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Re: Nothings new

Postby emfrat » Wed Nov 04, 2020 8:52 pm

Fascinating, Marty - first thing it made me think of was the turbo-compound arrangements on the Curtiss-Wright R3350 engines which made the Connies so great.

https://www.kitplanes.com/return-of-the-turbo-compound/

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Re: Nothings new

Postby Charl » Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:08 pm

All these tail-end devices waste energy fighting the rotor torque.
As a recently energised Kaman fanboi, I rather fancy the Huskie, which uses the exhaust gas usefully: to provide lift.
Of course with co-axial rotors, there is no need to fight yaw.

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Postby Splitpin » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:10 pm

"recently energized Kaman fanboi" Charl, there is help available for this. B-)
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