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Old 05-14-2010, 12:59 AM
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helicub81
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Ooooo i get it; thanks for explanation. So basically, if we visualize the funnel as a circle, the force of the helicopter would be in the direction of the tangent line to the circle. So, based on that logic, without any input, the helicopter would deviate from the circle. So, cyclic control, which is opposite to the direction of the travel keeps the helicopter traveling in the circle. And, since the force is consistently in the direction of the tangent line, we need to keep applying cyclic!!

Again, thanks for the explanation. I think this well help greatly in learning funnel