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Old 12-22-2004 | 11:19 AM
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JoelW
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Default RE: What should we able to do with the Autogyro?

Hello Mickey,

Good point! thrustline will be the biggest problem with your design that does not require a horizontal stabilizer. However, if a horizontal is included in the design there would be a immediate trim change required as the aircraft went inverted. Another problem might arrise as the mass of the aircraft is now above the rotor. No pendulum effect for stabilization? If the mass of the airframe was light enough it might not be as much of a problem.


Maybe this won't be too easy without a fly by wire system utilizing a flight control computer,

Joel