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| Jan 22, 2022 at 21:41 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | … you might potentially say that the induced power is negative (depending on the definition; I am not sure about that), but can't say it about induced drag of the individual blades. | |
| Jan 22, 2022 at 21:39 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | Autorotation works pretty much the same way as gliding does in fixed wing aircraft. The induced drag on the blades is aft in direction of relative wind, it's just that the lift itself is tilted forward enough to maintain the autorotation. | |
| Jan 22, 2022 at 19:11 | history | answered | Romeo_4808N | CC BY-SA 4.0 |