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Piotrsko · 04-11-2021, 11:16 AM

Helicopters have an issue above 200 mph where the retreating blade wont generate any lift and it generally turns into a corkscrew flight. The reason some experimental choppers have two blades counter rotating, but the drag bucket is phenomenal.

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Piotrsko Somewhat crazed Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: 1826 miles WSW of Normal Posts: 4,491 Thanks: 567 Thanked 1,225 Times in 1,082 Posts	Helicopters have an issue above 200 mph where the retreating blade wont generate any lift and it generally turns into a corkscrew flight. The reason some experimental choppers have two blades counter rotating, but the drag bucket is phenomenal.