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Old 07-29-2008, 12:07 PM
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Tall Paul
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Default RE: More drag - prop spinning at idle or dead stick?

"lift" and "drag" are merely terms used to seperate the force working on an airfoil to make the force easily understood
Both a windmilling propellor and an autorotating rotor are taking energy -from- the air.
This energy slows the airplane/helicopter, as opposed to the airplane's/helicopter's response if the propellor/rotor were stopped.