Ik heb een aantal vlieguren in een R44 en daarbij wordt wel degelijk de tailrotor aangedreven tijdens autorotatie. Ook even gewicky-ed;
The tail rotor is powered by the helicopter's main power plant, and rotates at a speed proportional to that of the main rotor. In both piston and turbine powered helicopters, the main rotor and the tail rotor are mechanically connected through a freewheeling clutch system, which allows the rotors to keep turning in the event of an engine failure by mechanically de-linking the engine from both the main and tail rotors. During autorotation, the momentum of the main rotor continues to power the tail rotor and allow directional control. To optimize its function for forward flight, the blades of a tail rotor have no twist to reduce the profile drag, because the tail rotor is mounted with its axis of rotation perpendicular to the direction of flight.
The tail rotor is powered by the helicopter's main power plant, and rotates at a speed proportional to that of the main rotor. In both piston and turbine powered helicopters, the main rotor and the tail rotor are mechanically connected through a freewheeling clutch system, which allows the rotors to keep turning in the event of an engine failure by mechanically de-linking the engine from both the main and tail rotors. During autorotation, the momentum of the main rotor continues to power the tail rotor and allow directional control. To optimize its function for forward flight, the blades of a tail rotor have no twist to reduce the profile drag, because the tail rotor is mounted with its axis of rotation perpendicular to the direction of flight.
Ik durf overigens absoluut niet te zeggen of echte heli's een meedraaiende hekrotor hebben. Voor autoroteren op zich heb je het absoluut niet nodig,want de staartboom en hekvaan houden de staart al achter (je hebt normaal gesproken altijd airspeed tijdens AR). Al is het wel zo dat hoe lichter de heli, hoe groter de neiging tot wegdraaien bij het afvangen.
Groet, Bert