Terminology / Helicopter Aerodynamics Blade Twist The main rotor blade has a twist. Inside is rising and outside is slanting. It's function is to compensate unequal lifts between inside and outside of the rotor and to maintain rotor RPM in autorotation. Source: The Way to a Certificate of Helicopter, http://home.att.ne.jp/gamma/fujiwara/index-e.htm

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