Flying Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

Full-fuel payload is a whopping 1,150 pounds, and max landing weight is 7,600. Pulling the prop back to 1,500 rpm (from its normal 1,700 rpm) reduces the noise level but does not change speed or fuel burn as the autothrottle adjusts torque. gph fuel burn. It is a step above what we are used to in any airplane.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

APRIL 12, 2025

Developments in aircraft design and engine technology have allowed us to fly farther, faster, and carry more payload. The complication with helicopters is that the main rotor is driven by an engine that applies a twisting force (torque) to spin it. Other Designs The tail rotor is not the only way to solve the torque reaction problem.

Torque

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Another advantage of the counter-rotating props is the elimination of torque roll. This is the tendency to dig in the left tip float during takeoff while countering engine torque. lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32 to accelerate out of slow conditions, so it’d be hard to inadvertently stall this thing.

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