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Rotorcraft Flying Menu >Aerodynamics
of Flight > Rearward Flight
For rearward flight, the tip-path plane is
tilted rear-ward, which, in turn, tilts the lift-thrust vector
rear-ward. Drag now acts forward with the lift component straight
up and weight straight down. [Figure 3-18]
Figure 3-18. Forces acting on the helicopter
during rearward flight.
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