SACAA AME Helicopters Practice Questions - SACAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Rotorcraft General Theoretical Knowledge Examination Exam

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According to the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum (Coriolis Effect), what happens to a rotor blade when it flaps upward?

Its center of mass shifts inward toward the axis of rotation, causing it to lead (speed up) Its center of mass shifts outward, causing it to lag (slow down) Its pitch angle automatically increases by 10 degrees Its rotational velocity drops to zero

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Its center of mass shifts inward toward the axis of rotation, causing it to lead (speed up)

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