On 19 Nov 2018 20:40:27 -0800, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>When I was training as an Army helicopter pilot, I was assigned to fly
>TH-55s...the early models tail rotor spun so fast that we couldn't fly in rainy
>weather as the tail rotor could shatter as it hit the rain drops...seriously!!
Sounds like an "Ole' helicopter pilot's tale". ;-)
Were the tail rotor blades made of balsa wood? ;-)
OK, seriously now, the main rotor had a rotation speed of 400 - 530
RPM in the green. What was the rotation of the tail rotor?
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