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goldcountry

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Jun 15, 2015
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One thing we had to do was check the track of the blades in hover, and also in forward flight. Well balanced blades will fly out of track due to airfoil differences. This can be fixed using trim tabs on the trailing edge. But you must have some method of checking track in hover and at speed.
 
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<hi goldcountry :

Chadwick for blade trak & balance....or Chadwick / Honeywell systems.

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