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Space/Science » in reply to Re: Great article on Roton ATV

Attitude jets

For this early system, the attitude jets were the most convenient. They were a small set of rocket motors barely visible at the back of the vehicle, and performed pretty much the same function as a tail rotor. Fortunately, with tip-driven rotors, the opposing torques that must be compensated for are far less than those of a shaft-driven helicopter.

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