bshamblin
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flyers,
do i have this right??
for a horizontal tail to be properly designed to compensate for a non-centerline thrust gyroplane design it will have to
1- be positioned so it operates in the propeller stream to produce as much nose up/tail down pitching moment as the above-cg propthrust would produce nose down/tail up pitching moment. therefore when the engine quits, both forces mostly stop as the downforce from the horizontal tail will be much less with no prop blast on it.
2- this correction to a non clt gyroplane will produce extra drag and not be as efficient as a centerline thrust design change??
thanks,
much to learn in nc
bill shamblin.
do i have this right??
for a horizontal tail to be properly designed to compensate for a non-centerline thrust gyroplane design it will have to
1- be positioned so it operates in the propeller stream to produce as much nose up/tail down pitching moment as the above-cg propthrust would produce nose down/tail up pitching moment. therefore when the engine quits, both forces mostly stop as the downforce from the horizontal tail will be much less with no prop blast on it.
2- this correction to a non clt gyroplane will produce extra drag and not be as efficient as a centerline thrust design change??
thanks,
much to learn in nc
bill shamblin.