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Examples
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The clutch on the proprotor gearbox in the right nacelle had to be changed, another big job.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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To work as propellers, proprotor blades have to be shorter than helicopter rotor blades and twisted more to provide efficient thrust in forward flight.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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Investigators said the fluid probably was oil from the right proprotor gearbox, leaking through a seal installed backward as mechanics were rushing to get Aircraft 4 ready to leave Eglin.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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The smaller diameter and greater twist of its blades meant a proprotor needed more power than a helicopter rotor to lift the same weight and hold it in the air.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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Investigators said the fluid probably was oil from the right proprotor gearbox, leaking through a seal installed backward as mechanics were rushing to get Aircraft 4 ready to leave Eglin.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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The clutch on the proprotor gearbox in the right nacelle had to be changed, another big job.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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To work as propellers, proprotor blades have to be shorter than helicopter rotor blades and twisted more to provide efficient thrust in forward flight.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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“A tiltrotor aircraft, when deep within the vortex ring state region, can encounter uncommanded roll motions due to its side by side proprotor configuration,” the panel acknowledged, but the tests suggested it was just as easy for an Osprey to get out of it.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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The smaller diameter and greater twist of its blades meant a proprotor needed more power than a helicopter rotor to lift the same weight and hold it in the air.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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“A tiltrotor aircraft, when deep within the vortex ring state region, can encounter uncommanded roll motions due to its side by side proprotor configuration,” the panel acknowledged, but the tests suggested it was just as easy for an Osprey to get out of it.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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