How Helicopters Fly

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A 6 page paper. This essay discusses a number of aspects related to helicopter flight. The issues and conditions discussed include how the craft achieves lift, the effect of the air flowing over the blades, torque, drag and centrifugal force. The effects of transverse flow and settling with power are also included in the discussion. The writer incorporates Bernoulli's effect and Newton's laws throughout the essay. Bibliography lists 10 sources.