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    The pompey
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    Circle your right foot in a clockwise direction. Now with your right index finger draw a 6 in the air Your foot has changed direction and there aint a damn thing you can do about it.

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      Circle your right foot in a clockwise direction. Now with your right index finger draw a 6 in the air Your foot has changed direction and there aint a damn thing you can do about it.

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      Also, if you do it with your left foot anti-clockwise and six with your left hand. Further investigation is needed!:cool:

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        Circle your right foot in a clockwise direction. Now with your right index finger draw a 6 in the air Your foot has changed direction and there aint a damn thing you can do about it.

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        That is weird! :) Just try circling your finger anti clockwise and your foot clockwise, just cant do it!

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          That is weird! :) Just try circling your finger anti clockwise and your foot clockwise, just cant do it!

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          CodeWraith
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          No, but if my main rotor turns clockwise, on which side should I look for the tail rotor. Port or starboard?

          I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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            No, but if my main rotor turns clockwise, on which side should I look for the tail rotor. Port or starboard?

            I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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            Depends if its a push or pull prop.

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              Depends if its a push or pull prop.

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              CodeWraith
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              The tail rotor also has a collective pitch control, so it's both. It's always installed on the opposite side to where the main rotor's torque would turn the tail, so that it pushes against it. tail rotor on the starboard side -> main rotor turns clockwise Tail rotor on the port side -> main rotor turns counterclockwise

              I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                The tail rotor also has a collective pitch control, so it's both. It's always installed on the opposite side to where the main rotor's torque would turn the tail, so that it pushes against it. tail rotor on the starboard side -> main rotor turns clockwise Tail rotor on the port side -> main rotor turns counterclockwise

                I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                I would expect that, the bearing is simpler.

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                  I would expect that, the bearing is simpler.

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                  The big question is: Would it work if you did it the other way around? Modifying it to let the main rotor turn counterclockwise instead of clockwise would require reolacing all gears and the rotor main head. Simply turning around the tail rotor on the boom is much easier, including reversing its turning direction. Bur will it be effective this way?

                  I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                    Circle your right foot in a clockwise direction. Now with your right index finger draw a 6 in the air Your foot has changed direction and there aint a damn thing you can do about it.

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                    My foot doesn't move, maybe it's only for people that don't exercise? anyway if I'm bored at work [if not already at home I go home and] I just do something else.

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                      Circle your right foot in a clockwise direction. Now with your right index finger draw a 6 in the air Your foot has changed direction and there aint a damn thing you can do about it.

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                      It is interesting it does work for different sides, but not for the same...

                      "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018

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                        The big question is: Would it work if you did it the other way around? Modifying it to let the main rotor turn counterclockwise instead of clockwise would require reolacing all gears and the rotor main head. Simply turning around the tail rotor on the boom is much easier, including reversing its turning direction. Bur will it be effective this way?

                        I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                        Of course not, the airfoil shape is wrong. :)

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                          My foot doesn't move, maybe it's only for people that don't exercise? anyway if I'm bored at work [if not already at home I go home and] I just do something else.

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                          The pompey
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                          Lopatir wrote:

                          My foot doesn't move, maybe it's only for people that don't exercise?

                          You're just doing it wrong.

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                            Of course not, the airfoil shape is wrong. :)

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                            I know that this works from someone who accidentally installed them wrong. He said that they just made an odd noise, but they did their job.

                            I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                              I know that this works from someone who accidentally installed them wrong. He said that they just made an odd noise, but they did their job.

                              I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                              The aerofoil running backwards isnt going to produce lift as well as running forwards, so 'did their job; is highly questionable.

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                                The aerofoil running backwards isnt going to produce lift as well as running forwards, so 'did their job; is highly questionable.

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                                CodeWraith
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                                They have a symmetric crossection and collective pitch, including negative pitch. That's not so questionable and the helicopter completed it's flight and landed safely. Not so questionable after all. That model is now sitting on my microwave at home and I have been flying it for years after this little mishap of the previous owner.

                                I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                  They have a symmetric crossection and collective pitch, including negative pitch. That's not so questionable and the helicopter completed it's flight and landed safely. Not so questionable after all. That model is now sitting on my microwave at home and I have been flying it for years after this little mishap of the previous owner.

                                  I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                  It isnt the symetry, it is the tear drop shape. Running it pointy edhe first is not going to produce the same lift.

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                                    Circle your right foot in a clockwise direction. Now with your right index finger draw a 6 in the air Your foot has changed direction and there aint a damn thing you can do about it.

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                                    Bored you say? Never heard of that word around here. The other "B" word is often heard.

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                                      It isnt the symetry, it is the tear drop shape. Running it pointy edhe first is not going to produce the same lift.

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                                      CodeWraith
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                                      Not the same lift, but obviously still enough. Obviously some energy was wasted, producing the strange howling sound. And you don't need the teardrop shape. That's an old myth that should have died long ago. Otherwise, how else could paper airplanes, very simple wooden gliders[^] or this thing[^] fly?

                                      I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                        Not the same lift, but obviously still enough. Obviously some energy was wasted, producing the strange howling sound. And you don't need the teardrop shape. That's an old myth that should have died long ago. Otherwise, how else could paper airplanes, very simple wooden gliders[^] or this thing[^] fly?

                                        I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                                        Well yes, the drag from boundary layer separation off the steep back surface will destroy the effectiveness of the aerofoil, as well as increase drag. The only 'lift' will come from the angle of attack.

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                                          Well yes, the drag from boundary layer separation off the steep back surface will destroy the effectiveness of the aerofoil, as well as increase drag. The only 'lift' will come from the angle of attack.

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                                          CodeWraith
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                                          Correct, most of it does anyway. That's what all the collective and cyclic pitch stuff is all about: The angle of attack.

                                          I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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