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Inverted Flight
Could a helicopter do steady inverted flight? Theoretically, yes; practically, no. A rotor could produce enough negative thrust to support the helicopter’s weight if it
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were designed with enough negative collective pitch range. Some radio-controlled helicopter models have demonstrated this capability. No actual helicopters are rigged in this manner, for two reasons. First, it would require a collective control system with twice the normal travel and thus would require more space and weight than a normal system. Second, it would lose the important safety feature of having the down collective stop approximately corresponding to the right position for autorotation.
