About turning in helicopters?
RaceBannonOwnsChuckNorris asked:
Sorry for any errors.
If helicopters naturally turn counter clockwise because of centrifugal, and depressing the right foot pedal is how this is usually counteracted (not counting tandem rotor helicopters, which I believe don’t have that kind of instability), does that mean that left turning is more a function of lifting on the right pedal than depressing the left pedal?
centrifugal force
Please be more specific.
luty 2nd, 2010 at 10:27
No, the pedals are just like an aircraft, the tail rotor counteracts the torque of the main rotor, and you have it a bit wrong on pedals and direction, you don’t push the left pedal to go left or right to go right you push your foot out in the direction you want the the nose to push over, so it ’s opposite.